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Herb Documents

Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Pi Pa Ye (Loquat Leaf)

Herb 6 of 12 in Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing

Channels:
LU, ST

Properties:
Bitter, Cool

Latin Name:
Folium Eriobotryae Japonicae

Actions

Transforms Phlegm, Stops Cough, Clears Lung Heat, Descends Lung Qi
For cough or wheeze with yellow, copious sputum, bitter taste, and dry mouth due to Lung Heat. For dry cough with dry mouth and red tongue due to Dryness or Heat
Harmonizes the Stomach, Clears Stomach Heat, Descends Stomach Qi
For nausea and vomiting with sour smell, acid regurgitation and thirst, hiccups and belching due to Stomach Heat or Rebellious Stomach Qi

Contraindications and Cautions

Do not use for cough due to Cold
Do not use in cases with nausea or vomiting due to Stomach Cold

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

The hair like fuzz on the fresh leaves may be irritating to the mucosa and cause coughing, edema and larynx spasms. The fresh herb should be scrubbed or wrapped in cheesecloth

Dosage

10-15 grams dried in decoction, 15-30 grams fresh, wrapped in cheesecloth (Chen)
6-15 grams in decoction (Bensky)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang (Eliminate Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction)
Formulas that Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness

References

Herbs

13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
- Dan Bensky

25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
- Fugh-Berman A.

17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
- John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen

26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
- Max Wichtl

Formulas

15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
- Dan Bensky

18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
- Him Che. Yeung

16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
- Qiao Yi

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