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Puffball
马勃 〔馬勃〕mǎ bó
Latin pharmacognostic name: Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich.; Calvatia gigantea (Batsch ex Pers.) Lloyd; Calvatia lilacina (Mont. Et Berk.) Lloyd. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin (other 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.
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 & 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.
Product Area: Mongolia, Gānsū, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).
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