Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Regulate the Qi
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Bitter, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LI, LU, ST
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Bulbus Allii
- Chinese
- 薤白
- Tone Marks
- xiè bái
Chinese Herb Actions
- Unblocks the Yang Qi, Disperses Cold Phlegm Stagnation For chest pain, angina, flank or upper back pain, dyspnea, cough, wheezing, and a stifling sensation in the chest due to obstructed Yang Qi with excess cold stagnated phlegm.
- Directs the Qi Down, Eliminates Stagnation Treats diarrhea and dysentery with tenesmus
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
- 5-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use in cases of Qi Deficiency
- Caution in cases of Yin Deficiency or Febrile disease
- Avoid in patients hypersensitive to onions and garlic
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Irritation to the gastric mucosa is possible after long term use. Severe watery diarrhea is possible immediately following ingestion. Avoid if intolerant to garlic and onions.
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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