Cold-Phlegm-Warming and Resolving Herbs
Dan Nan Xing: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Dan Nan Xing (Arisaema Cum Bile)
Nature and action
Bitter and cold. It enters the heart, liver and lung meridians.
It clears and resolves heat-phlegm, extinguishes wind and calms fright.
Indications
- Convulsions due to phlegm-heat
- Apoplexy
- Epilepsy
- Cough due to phlegm-heat
Dosage and administration
Decoct 3~6 g, or make it into pills and powder.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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