Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Expel Parasites
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LI, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Semen Arecae Catechu
- Chinese
- 槟榔
- Tone Marks
- bīng lang
Chinese Herb Actions
- Kills Parasites For intestinal parasites such as Tapeworms, Fasciolopsis, Pinworms, Roundworms, and Blood Flukes
- Moves Qi, Unblocks the Bowels, and Dissipates Stagnation For Qi Stagnation and food accumulation with symptoms such as abdominal distension and fullness, diarrhea or constipation, tenesmus, and Malarial disorders.
For a stifling and full sensation in the chest, chest congestion with wheezing and phlegm, and belching.
For enlargement of the organs, benign cysts and masses, and ascites. - Promotes Urination For stagnation of water with symptoms such as Damp Leg Qi Syndrome and edema.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 6-15 grams
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use cautiously in cases with Qi Collapse or Qi deficiency of the Middle Jiao with loose stools.
- Use with extreme caution during pregnancy
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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