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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich.; Calvatia gigantea (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd; Calvatia lilacina (Mont. Et Berk.) Lloyd. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich.*; Calvatia lilacina (Mont. and Berk.) Lloyd*; Lycoperdon gemmatum Batsch.; Calvatia gigantea (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd*

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Acrid; balanced.

Channel entry: Lung channel.

Actions and indications:

• Clears the lung, disinhibits the throat, and resolves toxin: Lung heat cough, loss of voice, painful swollen throat.
• Stanches bleeding: Blood heat vomiting of blood (blood ejection), coughing of blood, or nosebleed.

Dosage and method: Oral: 3–6g in decoctions. Also used in pills and powders. Topically applied as a powder.

Quality: Large, round, unbroken puffballs that are powdery on the inside.

Production area: Mongolia, Gānsū, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).

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