Medicinals
mù hú dié / 木蝴蝶 / 木蝴蝶 / oroxylum [seed]
Latin pharmacognostic name: Oroxyli Semen
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names: 兜铃 dōu líng; 三百两银药 sān bǎi liǎng yín yào; 云故纸 yún gù zhǐ; 破布子 pò bù zǐ; 白故子 bái gù zǐ; 海船果心 hǎi chuán guǒ xīn; 白玉纸 bái yù zhǐ; 海船皮 hǎi chuán pí; 千纸肉 qiān zhǐ ròu; 千张纸 qiān zhāng zhǐ; 玉蝴蝶 yù hú dié
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents
Properties: Bitter and sweet; cool.
Channel entry: lung, spleen, stomach, and liver channels.*
Indications:
- Clears the lung and disinhibits the throat:
Painful throat ; hoarse voice; lung heat cough. - Courses the liver and harmonizes the stomach: Liver-stomach qì pain.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: Decoct (1.5–3g) or grind to a powder.
Product Area:
Fújiàn, Guǎngxī, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, Sìchuān, Guǎngdōng.
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