Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs(TCMHH)
Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs · 3-min read

白薯莨

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NameBai Shu Liang (Tuber Dioscoreae Hispidae)SourcesThe drug is the dried tuber of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (family Dioscoreaceae), cutivated or growing in hilly scrubs or near forests, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet of China.CostituentsThe drug contains diosco

白薯莨
白薯莨 — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

白薯莨

Name

Bai Shu Liang (Tuber Dioscoreae Hispidae)

Sources

The drug is the dried tuber of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (family Dioscoreaceae), cutivated or growing in hilly scrubs or near forests, and distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet of China.

Costituents

The drug contains dioscorine.

The Effect of 白薯莨

Property

Pungent, bitter, cold, toxic.

Actions

It is used to remove toxic heat, eliminate swelling; for the treatment of boils and sores, syphilis, chancre, traumatic injury.

Dosage and Administrations

Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing, or made into paste.

Cautions

It is for external use only. Avoid taking orally.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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