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Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat

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There are 19 Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat


  • Chuan Bei Mu (Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb)
    Latin: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae
    Properties: Bitter, Sweet, Cool
    Channels: HT, LU

  • Dan Nan Xing (Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome & Bile)
    Latin: Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile)
    Properties: Bitter, Cool
    Channels: LIV, LU, SP

  • Fu Hai Shi (Pumice)
    Latin: Pumice
    Properties: Salty, Cold
    Channels: LU

  • Ge Qiao (Clam Shell)
    Latin: Concha Cyclinae Sinensis
    Properties: Bitter, Salty, Neutral
    Channels: KI, LU, ST

  • Gua Lou (Trichosanthes Fruit)
    Latin: Fructus Trichosanthis Kirlowii
    Properties: Sweet, Cold
    Channels: LI, LU, ST

  • Gua Lou Pi (Trichosanthes Peel, Snake Gourd Peel)
    Latin: Pericarpium Trichosanthis Kirlowii
    Properties: Sweet, Cold
    Channels: LI, LU, ST

  • Gua Lou Ren (Trichosanthes Seeds)
    Latin: Semen Trichosanthis Kirlowii
    Properties: Sweet, Cold
    Channels: LI, LU, ST

  • Hai Zao (Seaweed, Sargassum)
    Latin: Herba Sargassii
    Properties: Bitter, Salty, Cold
    Channels: KI, LIV, LU, ST

  • Hou Zao (Macaque Bezoar)
    Latin: Calculus Macacae Mulattae
    Properties: Bitter, Salty, Cold
    Channels: GB, HT, LIV, LU

  • Huang Yao Zi (Dioscorea Bulbifera Tober)
    Latin: Tuber Dioscoreae Bulbiferae
    Properties: Bitter, Neutral
    Channels: HT, LIV, LU

  • Kun Bu (Kelp, Eckloniae Thallus)
    Latin: Ecklonia Kurome
    Properties: Salty, Cold
    Channels: KI, LIV, ST

  • Pang Da Hai (Boat Sterculia Seed)
    Latin: Sterculiae lychnophorae Semen
    Properties: Sweet, Cold
    Channels: LI, LU

  • Qian Hu (Hogfennel Root)
    Latin: Radix Peucedani
    Properties: Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Cold
    Channels: LU

  • Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root)
    Latin: Trichosanthis Kirlowii Radix
    Properties: Bitter, Slightly Sweet, Cold
    Channels: LU, ST

  • Tian Zhu Huang (Siliceous Secretions of Bambee, Bamboo Sugar, Tabasheer)
    Latin: Bambusae Concretio Silicea
    Properties: Sweet, Cold
    Channels: GB, HT, LIV

  • Ze Qi (Euphorbia)
    Latin: Euphorbiae Helioscopiae
    Properties: Spicy, Bitter, Cool, Slightly Toxic
    Channels: SI, LI, LU

  • Zhe Bei Mu (Thunberg Fritillaria Bulb)
    Latin: Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus
    Properties: Bitter, Cold
    Channels: HT, LU

  • Zhu Li (Dried Bambee Sap)
    Latin: Bambusae Succus
    Properties: Sweet, Very Cold
    Channels: HT, LU, ST

  • Zhu Ru (Bamboo Shavings)
    Latin: Bambusae Caulis In Taeniam
    Properties: Sweet, Slightly Cold
    Channels: GB, LU, ST