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Herb Documents

Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bamboo, Bamboo Sugar, Tabasheer)

Herb 15 of 19 in Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat

Tian Zhu Huang (Bambusae Concretio Silicea)

Channels:
GB, HT, LIV

Properties:
Sweet, Cold

Latin Name:
Bambusae Concretio Silicea

Tian Zhu Huang means "Heavenly Bamboo Yellow"

Actions

Clears and Transforms Phlegm-Heat
For cough, difficult to expectorate sputum, and chest pain
Cools the Heart, Stops Convulsions
For spasms and convulsions with gurgling sounds in the throat, and childhood convulsions with possible wheezing due to Phlegm Heat and Wind Stroke

Contraindications and Cautions

None Noted

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

None Noted

Dosage

3-6 grams in decoction, 0.6-1 gram as powder (Chen)
3-9 grams in decoction, 0.6-1 gram as powder (Bensky)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Hui Chun Dan (Return of Spring Special Pill)
Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices

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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