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Latin pharmacognostic name: Cremastrae seu Pleiones Pseudobulbus

Alternate Chinese names: 山慈姑 shan cí gū

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino; Pleione bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe; Pleione Yunnanensis Rolfe (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Cremastra appendiculata (D. Don) Makino*; Pleione bulbocodioides (Franch.) Rolfe*; Pleione Yunnanensis Rolfe*; Oreorchis patens (Lindl.) Lindl.; Oreorchis foliosa Lindl.; Cremastra variabilis (Bl.) Nakai; Pleione (Rolfe) Rolfe

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.

swelling of welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū) and clove sores (dīng); scrofula; painful swollen throat; snake, insect, and rabid dog bites.

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.

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