Herb Listings
Bai Fu Zi / Typhonium Rhizome | |||
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Taste: Acrid, Sweet • Temperature: Warm • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Warm & Transform Phlegm Cold | |||
Dosage1.5-6g |
Actions1. Dries dampness, transforms phlegm, expels wind, stops spasms: for wind-phlegm affecting the head resulting in wind-stroke, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, or migraine headaches.2. Expels wind-cold-dampness & alleviates pain: for dizziness, severe lateral headaches, numbness, facial pain, facial weakness, or any head pain with signs of damp-cold or wind-dampness. 3. Relieves toxicity & dissipates nodules: for snakebite, scrofula, or other nodules due to phlegm & toxicity. Usually used topically for these problems. |
MeridiansLiver, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated during pregnancy, & in cases of yin deficiency with heat signs. Toxic. |