Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
Chuan Bei Mu 川贝母
Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cool
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Sweet, Cool
- Channels Entered
- HT, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae
- Chinese
- 川贝母
- Tone Marks
- chuān bèi mŭ
- Translation
- Shell Mother from Sichuan
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dissolves Phlegm, Moistens the Lungs, Clears Heat, and Stops Cough For dry chronic cough or cough with heat signs from Yin deficiency, with symptoms such as dry cough, sputum that is scanty and difficult to expectorate, and possible blood streaked sputum.
Chaun Bei Mu can also be used to treat cough together with Qi Stagnation with symptoms such as low appetite and a stifling sensation in the chest and abdomen. - Clears Heat and Disperses Nodules For Phlegm Heat or Phlegm Fire causing Lung or breast abscesses, scrofula, goiter, sores, and other swellings and nodules.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-10 grams (1-1.5 Grams when in powdered form)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases where cough or phlegm is due to Damp or Cold.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Unprocessed Chuan Bei Mu is toxic and should not be taken internally.
This herb is incompatible with:
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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