Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄
Bambusae Concretio Silicea Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo, Bamboo Sugar, Tabasheer
Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Cold
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Cold
- Channels Entered
- GB, HT, LIV
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Bambusae Concretio Silicea
- Chinese
- 天竺黄
- Tone Marks
- tiān zhú huáng
- Translation
- Heavenly Bamboo Yellow
Chinese Herb Actions
- Clears and Transforms Phlegm-Heat For cough, difficult to expectorate sputum, and chest pain
- Cools the Heart, Stops Convulsions For spasms and convulsions with gurgling sounds in the throat, and childhood convulsions with possible wheezing due to Phlegm Heat and Wind Stroke
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-6 grams in decoction, 0.6-1 gram as powder (Chen)
- 3-9 grams in decoction, 0.6-1 gram as powder (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- None Noted
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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