Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs
Tu Bei Mu (Rhizome of Paniculate Bolbostemma)
Name
Tu Bei Mu (Rhizome of Paniculate Bolbostemma)
The Effect of Rhizoma Bolbostemmae
Property
Bitter, cool; lung and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Dissipate nodulation and resolve carbuncle and swelling.
Indications
Acute mastitis, scrofula, subcutaneous nodule, sores and boils, snake and insect bites.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 9~30 g, or made into pill or powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or made into plaster.
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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