Herb Listings
Zhu Ru / Bamboo Shavings | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Clears & transforms phlegm-heat: for heat in the Lungs with thick sputum, a stifling sensation in the chest, or coughing up blood.2. Clears heat & stops vomiting: for vomiting of bitter or sour material due to heat in the Stomach with bad breath, aversion to heat, & a yellow, greasy tongue. This herb is effective in stopping vomiting & can be used, with other appropriate herbs, in treating other types of vomiting including that associated with morning sickness. 3. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: to stop nosebleed & vomiting of blood. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with nausea & vomiting due to Stomach cold or cold food stagnation. |