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Alternate English names: Chinese chive [bulb]

Alternate Chinese names: 薤根 xiè gēn; 野蒜 yě suàn; 小独蒜 xiǎo dú suàn; 宅蒜 zhái suàn; 薤白头 xiè bái tóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Allium macrostemon Bge. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Allium macrostemon Bge.*; Allium chinense G. Don [= A. bakeri Regel]; Allium macrostemon Bge. var. uratense (Franch.) Airy-Shaw; Allium nerinifolium Bak.; Allium coeruleum Pall.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Qì-rectifying agents

Properties: Acrid, bitter; warm.

Channel entry: Lung, stomach, and large intestine channels.

Actions and indications:

• Frees yáng and disperses binds: Chest impediment patterns.
• Moves qì and abducts stagnation: Glomus, fullness, distension, and pain in the stomach duct and abdomen; diarrhea or dysentery with tenesmus.

Dosage and method: Oral: 5–10g in decoctions.

Warnings: Unsuitable for patients with qì vacuity in the absence of stagnation or for stomach vacuity with torpid intake.

Quality: Best are large plump hard bulbs that are yellowish white in color, semi-translucent, and without stems.

Production area: Manchuria, Húběi, Jiāngsū, Húběi, Zhèjiāng.

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