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Gua Lou Ren / Trichosanthes Seed
Gua Lou Ren
Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat

Dosage

9-12g

Actions

1. Clears & transforms phlegm-heat: for phlegm-heat cough. It both cools & moistens, & is especially useful for cough with chest pain & thick, difficult to expectorate sputum.

2. Expands the chest: for accumulation of phlegm in the chest leading to a stifling sensation, pain, or diaphragmatic pressure.

3. Moistens the Intestines: for dry constipation, especially when it appears in a pattern of Lung heat with dry mouth, thirst, & irritability.

4. Promotes healing of sores: used adjunctively for breast abscesses & swellings as well as sores that have not yet suppurated.

Meridians

Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach

Cautions

Inappropriate to combine with gan jianh, niu xi, or wu tou. Contraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen or Stomach.