Category
Clear Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Belamcandae Rhizoma
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
LU
Flavor
bitter
Temperature
cold
Pregnancy
Pregnancy - Extreme Caution
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with loose stools, as ingestion can lead to watery diarrhea. Relatively contraindicated during pregnancy.
Actions & Indications:
- Clears heat, resolves toxicity, and improves the condition of the throat: for swelling and pain of the throat due to fire excess, fire toxin, or phlegm-heat obstruction. Sometimes used alone for sore throat.
- Transforms phlegm and clears the Lungs: for cough and wheezing with phlegm obstruction. Its effect on phlegm is so strong that it is combined with warming herbs in treating obstruction and clogging due to cold- phlegm.
