INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: TIAN ZHU ZI - 天竺子 - FRUCTUS NANDINAE

Pharmaceutical Latin: Fructus Nandinae
Common English: Common Nandina

CATEGORY

Herbs that Resolve Phlegm and Stop Coughing (Antitussives)

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Sour
Sweet
Neutral
Slightly Toxic
Lung
6-15g

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Astringes the Lungs, tonifies Qi relieves coughing and resolves Phlegm

Coughing with excessive phlegm, chronic coughing, fever, asthma, pertussis, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, swelling, malaria

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with coughing due to Wind-Cold.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES

  1. One source says that this herb strengthens the tendons.
  2. Studies suggest anti-fungal and antioxidant properties.
  3. The berries are considered slightly toxic.
  4. In Chinese medicine, the dried berries are used for cough. Also, tonics are derived from the bark and root-bark and are used for eye conditions, influenza, muscle pain, rheumatism, gastrointestinal maladies and fever. The fruit is used for coughing, asthma, whooping cough, malaria, and penile ulcers.
  5. In Japan, the fruit is used to treat coughing and breathing difficulties.