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Properties & Channels

Drug Interactions

Incompatible Herbs

Toxic or Endangered

Latin Name Notes

Zhe Bei Mu (Thunberg Fritillaria Bulb)

Herb 17 of 19 in Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat

Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus)

Channels:
HT, LU

Properties:
Bitter, Cold

Latin Name:
Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus

Zhe Bei Mu means "Shell Mother from Zhejiang"

Actions

Transforms Phlegm Heat and Stops cough
One of the best herbs for stopping coughs due to exterior pathogen or interior disharmony. For productive cough due to acute Lung Heat pattern
Clears Heat and Disperses Nodules
For neck swellings, scrofula, sores, carbuncles, goiter, and breast and lung abscesses. For sores and abscesses that have not ulcerated especially in the neck and breast area.

Contraindications and Cautions

Do not use with Wu Tou
Do not use in cases of Cold or Damp

Herb-Drug Interactions

This section is being researched, and is not completed.

Toxicity and Overdose

None Noted

Dosage

10-20 grams in decoction (Chen)
4.5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang (Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask)
Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Dissipate Nodules
Sang Xing Tang (Mulberry leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction)
Formulas that Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness
Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin (Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life)
Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
Xiao Luo Wan (Reduce Scrofula Pill)
Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Dissipate Nodules

This herb is incompatible with:

Fu Zi (Radix Lateralis Praeparatus Aconiti Carmichaeli)
Cao Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata)
Chuan Wu (Radix Aconiti Preparata)

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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