Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Tai Bai Ju (Herb of Flaccid Aster)
Name
Tai Bai Ju (Herb of Flaccid Aster)
Sources
The drug is the whole herb or flower of Aster flaccidus Bge. (Family Compositae), growing in mountainous grasslands, in scrubs or on rocky lands, distributed in Northern China and Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet of China.
The Effect of Herba Asteris Flaccidi
Property
Bitter, pungent, cool.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve cough.
Indications
Whooping cough, cough caused by lung-heat, pulmonary abscess.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 5~10 g.
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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