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Alternate English names: blackberry lily [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 乌扇 wū shàn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Bitter; cold.

Channel entry: Lung channel.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; disinhibits the throat: Painful swollen throat.
• Clears heat and dispels phlegm: Cough and panting due to exuberant phlegm.

Dosage and method: Oral: 6–10g in decoctions. When ground to a powder, it can be insufflated into the throat or applied topically.

Warnings: Use with care in pregnancy. It should not be used in the absence of repletion fire or in spleen vacuity with sloppy stool unless it is combined with warm agents to balance its cold nature.

Quality: Fat roots with yellow flesh and without fine roots attached are the best.

Production area: Húběi, Húnán, Hénán.

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