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Pin Yin: bai bu
Botanical family: Stemonaceae
Botanical name: 1, Stemona japonica Miq.; 2, S. sessilifolia (Miq.) Franch. et Sav. 3, S. tuberosa Lour.
Primary action: Stop Cough and Wheezing
Secondary actions:
Expel Parasites
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Lu
Actions:
Moistens Lungs and Stops cough.
Expels parasites and kills lice when used topically as a tincture
or decoction; decocted and used as an enema for pinworms.
(See
Lung Yin Vacuity
;
JueYin-stage Parasitic
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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