Medicinals
jīn guǒ lǎn / 金果榄 / 金果欖 / tinospora root
Latin pharmacognostic name: Tinosporae Radix
Alternate English names:
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents
Properties: Bitter; cold; nontoxic*.
Channel entry: lung channel.
Indications:
Clears heat and resolves toxin; disinhibits the throat and disperses swelling.
painful swollen throat; diphtheria; lung heat cough;
Dosage & Method:
Oral: (3–9g).
Warning:
Contraindicated in spleen vacuity.
Quality:
Best are firm large tubers that are yellowish green on the surface and pale yellow on the cross section.
Product Area:
Guǎngxī, Húnán, Guìzhōu, and less importantly in Guǎngdōng and Sìchuān.
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