Digestant Herbs
Hu Luo Bo (胡萝卜)
Hu Luo Bo
Carrot
胡蘿蔔
Name
Hu Luo Bo (Carrot)
The Effect of 胡萝卜
Property
Sweet, neutral; lung and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Strengthen the spleen and promote digestion.
Indications
Cough, chronic dysentery, indigestion.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 30~120 g or cook it for eating, or pounded into juice. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded the cooked for applying.
Cautions
Do not take too much. Better take the cooked than the raw.
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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