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Bei Muu / Fritillaria Bulb
Bei Muu
Taste: Bitter - Zhe Bei Mu; Bitter, Sweet - Chuan Bei Mu • Temperature: Cold - Zhe Bei Mu; Slightly Cold - Chuan Bei Mu • Category: Transform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat

Dosage

3-9g

Actions

1. Clears & transforms phlegm-heat: for acute Lung heat patterns with productive cough.

2. Clears heat & dissipates nodules: for phlegm-fire which congeals & causes neck swellings. Also important for Lung & breast abscesses & swellings. - Zhe Bei Mu Actions

1. Clears heat & transforms phlegm: for many types of cough, chiefly chronic cough, cough with signs of fire due to yin deficiency, cough with light sputum that is difficult to expectorate, or cough with blood-streaked sputum. It is most effective in treating cough accompanied by constrained qi, manifested in a reduced appetite & a stifling sensation in the chest & upper abdomen.

2. Clears heat dissipated nodules: for disorders in which phlegm-fire collects & produces nodules, sores, scrufula, & Lung or breat abscess - Chuan Bei Mu Actions

Meridians

Heart, Lung

Cautions

Ineffective in coughs due to phlegm secondary to damp-cold. May be incompatible with wu tou.