Medicinals
shān cí gū / 山慈菇 / 山慈菇 / cremastra/pleione [pseudobulb]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Cremastrae seu Pleiones Pseudobulbus
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 山慈姑 shan cí gū
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents
Properties: Sweet and slightly acrid; cold; slightly toxic*.
Channel entry: liver and stomach channels.*
Indications:
Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses concretions and binds.
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Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (3–6g) or make into pills. Topical: Grind to a powder and apply mixed.
Product Area:
Cremastra variabilis: From the Yellow River basin to south-western China. Pleione bulbocodioides: South-western.