Blood Tonics
Fu Ba (腐巴)
豆腐锅巴
Fu Ba
豆腐鍋巴
Name
Fu Ba
The Effect of 腐巴
Property
Bitter, neutral, sweet; stomach meridian entered.
Actions
Strengthen the spleen, clear heat and treat stranguria and leucorrhea.
Indications
Dysentery, leucorrhea, hematochezia, gastric disorder causing nausea, stranguria with turbid discharge, universal eczema.
Dosage and Administrations
It is made into pills and powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
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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