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Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Bulbus
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Pin Yin:
chuan bei mu
Common name: Sichuan fritillary bulb
Botanical family: Liliaceae
Botanical name: Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don
Primary action: Transform Hot Phlegm
Temperature: cool
Taste: bitter, sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, Ht
Actions:
Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm of the Lungs; especially useful
in cases of Hot Phlegm associated with with Vacuity Fire and Vacuity
of Lung Yin, and in coughs associated with Stagnant or Depressed Qi
of the chest.
Clears Heat and dissipates nodules; used for lung and breast abscesses
and swellings.
(See
Hot Phlegm Blocking Lungs
;
Lung Yin Vacuity
;
Heat Toxin
;
Phlegm
.)
Indications: cough, wheezing, Lung wilting, scrofula, phlegm
nodes, sore throat
Dosage:
1-4 qian.
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