Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Sweet, Warm, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- SP, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Rhizoma Typhonii Gigantei
- Chinese
- 白附子
- Tone Marks
- bái fù zĭ
- Translation
- White Appendage
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dries Damp, Transforms Phlegm, Expels Wind, and Stops Spasms For wind-stroke conditions, tremors, convulsions, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, bells palsy, epilepsy, tetanus, and migraines.
- Eliminates Toxicity and Dissipates Toxicity For scrofula, snake bites, and other nodules due to phlegm and toxicity. Usually used topically for these conditions.
- Expels Wind-Cold-Damp and Stops Pain Numbness, joint and muscle aches and pains, dizziness, and severe lateral headaches due to Cold-Damp or Wind-Damp conditions.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-5 grams
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use during pregnancy.
- Do not use in Yin deficient heat conditions.
- Do not use in heat stroke caused by Liver fire.
- Fresh Bai Fu Zi is toxic: Use only externally.
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)
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.
Reference information for students and practitioners — not medical advice. Consult a qualified practitioner. Terms of use.
Chinese Herbs Books & References
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