Category
Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
HT
Flavor
bitter
Temperature
slightly cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
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Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
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Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Unsuitable for problems associated with cold-phlegm or damp-phlegm.
Actions & Indications:
- Clears heat and transforms phlegm: for many types of cough, cheifly chronic cough, cough with signs of fire due to yin deficiency, cough with slight sputum that is diffiucult to expectorate, or cough with blood-streaked sputum. It is most effective in treating cough accompanied by constrained qi, manifested in a reduced appetite and a stifing sensation in the chest and upper abdomen.
- Clears heat and dissipates nodules: for disorders in which phlegm-fire collects and produces nodules, sores, swellings, scrofula and lung or breast abscess.
