Blood Tonics
Lan Bu Zheng: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Lan Bu Zheng (Herba Gei)
The Effect of Herba Gei
Property
Sweet, slightly bitter, cool; liver, spleen and lung meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify qi and strengthen the spleen, tonify blood and nourish yin, moisten the lung and resolve phlegm.
Indications
Cough due to consumptive disease, spleen deficiency, morbid leucorrhea, qi deficiency, blood deficiency.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 g. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with fresh product.
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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