Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Harsh Expellants
- Temperature
- Hot
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Hot, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- ST, LI, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Crotonis Fructus
- Chinese
- 巴豆
- Tone Marks
- bā dòu
- Translation
- Clinging Bean
Chinese Herb Actions
- Unblocks and Drastically Purges Interior Cold Accumulation For constipation, distention, fullness, and pain.
- Regulates Water Metabolism For ascites and edema.
- Frees Blocked Phlegm and Helps the Throat For wheezing, difficult breathing, chest fullness and distention. Also for phlegm misting the orifices.
- Helps Heal Ulcers and Abscesses To help accelerate ulcerating. Also used for furuncles, warts, dermatitis, and phagedena.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 0.1-0.3 grams
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy. This herb has been shown to cause teratogenic (birth defects) effects.
- Do not use in weak patients
- Do not use with Qian Niu Zi
- Avoid hot liquids
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
This herb antagonizes or is antagonized by:
- Qian Niu Zi (Semen Pharbiditis)
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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Chinese Herbs Books & References
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