Specimen photograph
not yet catalogued
not yet catalogued
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Bitter, Salty, Cold
- Channels Entered
- GB, HT, LIV, LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Calculus Macacae Mulattae
- Tone Marks
- hóu zăi
- Translation
- Monkey Jujube
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dislodges Phlegm, Settles Convulsions, Extinguishes Wind For cough and wheezing, convulsions or Phlegm veiling the orifices of the Heart or Wind-Stroke
- Clears Heat and Resolves Toxins, Transforms Phlegm, and Softens Hardness For scrofula and nodules due to Phlegm Fire Clumping
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 0.5-1 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases without Heat from Excess or Cold-Phlegm
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- None Noted
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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