INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Succus Bambusae |
| Common English: | Dried Bamboo Sap |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Cold (Very Cold) |
Heart Lungs Stomach |
30-60g Cough: 9-15g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and penetrates to the channels |
Phlegm Obstructing the Heart orifices with fainting, paralysis of the hands or feet or hemiplegia |
Transforms Phlegm-Heat and stops coughing |
Used in small doses as a powerful adjunctive herb to treat cough due to Phlegm-Heat |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Rz. Zingiberis Recens |
Succus Zingiberis Rhizomatis |
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In large doses for coma and other symptoms associated with Turbid Phlegm Obstructing the Heart Orifices and Wind-Stroke. (use the fresh juice of Zhu Li and force feed through the nose if necessary) |
Phlegm-Heat clogging the Lungs with coughing of yellow, viscous sputum and a stifling sensation in the chest. |
Phlegm-Heat Clogging the Lungs. Wind-Stroke with Phlegm welling upward. Phlegm-Heat withdrawal mania. |
0.6 to 1.2g Calm the Palace Pill with Cattle Gallstone |
Rz. Zingiberis Recens |
Rx. Curcumae |
Meningitis or epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis with high fever, nausea and vomiting. |
Hemiplegia due to cerebral embolism. |
Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat manifesting as disorientation, shouting or aggressive behavior, crying and laughing spells, unusual behavior and talking to oneself. |
- This herb may be used alone as a juice or mixed with Ginger juice to mitigate its Cold properties.
- This substance can be stored in sealed containers for long periods of time.
- Some sources say that this herb clears Phlegm from the Heart and brain.
- Use 3 to 6g twice daily for infantile convulsions with rolling of the eyes and foaming at the mouth.
- For epilepsy (closed disorder) caused by Phlegm, use with Heat-clearing and resuscitation herbs.
- This herb mobilizes Phlegm. Phlegm at the vertex can be directed downward, Phlegm in the chest and diaphragm can be unbound, Phlegm in the four limbs can be dispersed, Phlegm in the organs, channels and collaterals can be leached out and Phlegm between the skin and the membranes can be mobilized.
- Withdrawal mania and seizures can be arrested using this herb.
- Both Zhu Li and Silicea Bambusae Concretio Tian Zhu Huang have similar functions. Zhu Li is quicker acting and directly enters the channels and collaterals, is colder, more slippery and focuses on dislodging Phlegm and keeping the Orifices open. Tian Zhu Huang is slower to act, calms the Spirit and controls palpitations and anxiety.