Description
Channels:GB, LU, ST
Properties:Sweet, Slightly Cold
Latin:Bambusae Caulis In Taeniam
Chinese:竹茹
Tone Marks:zhú rù
Chinese Herb Actions
Clears Heat and Transforms Phlegm
For cough with thick, yellow, viscous sputum, along with stifling sensation in the chest, or coughing up blood due to Lung heat. For irritability, insomnia nausea, chest congestion, hypochondriac distention and a bitter taste the mouth with profuse phlegm due to Gallbladder fire and Phlegm.
Stops Vomiting and Clears heat
Very effective for morning sickness, nausea, acid regurgitation, and vomiting with a bitter or sour taste and bad breath due to Stomach Heat of Excess or Deficiency
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
Do not use during Pregnancy
Chinese Herb Dosage
6-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
4.5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:
Di Tan Tang (Scour Phlegm Decoction)
Category: Formulas that Scour Phlegm and Open the Orifices
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