Chuan Bei Mu (Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb)

Herb 1 of 19 in Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat

Channels:

HT, LU

Properties:

Bitter, Sweet, Cool

Latin:

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

Chinese:

川贝母

Tone Marks:

chuān bèi mŭ

Translation:

Shell Mother from Sichuan

Chinese Herb Actions

• Dissolves Phlegm, Moistens the Lungs, Clears Heat, and Stops Cough
  For dry chronic cough or cough with heat signs from Yin deficiency, with symptoms such as dry cough, sputum that is scanty and difficult to expectorate, and possible blood streaked sputum.
  
  Chaun Bei Mu can also be used to treat cough together with Qi Stagnation with symptoms such as low appetite and a stifling sensation in the chest and abdomen.
• Clears Heat and Disperses Nodules
  For Phlegm Heat or Phlegm Fire causing Lung or breast abscesses, scrofula, goiter, sores, and other swellings and nodules.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Do not use in cases where cough or phlegm is due to Damp or Cold.

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

• Unprocessed Chuan Bei Mu is toxic and should not be taken internally.
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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 3-10 grams (1-1.5 Grams when in powdered form)

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• Bai He Gu Jin Tang (Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal)
  Category: Formulas that Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness
• Bei Mu Gua Lou San (Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Fruit Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Moisten Dryness and Transform Phlegm
• Ding Xian Wan (Arrest Seizures Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Transform Phlegm and Extinguish Wind
• Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Hui Chun Dan (Return of Spring Special Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices
• Jiu Xian San (Nine Immortal Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Exterior and the Lungs
• Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Ren Shen Ge Jie San (Ginseng and Gecko Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify the Qi
• Sheng Tie Luo Yin (Iron Filings Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Sedate and Calm the Spirit
• Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang (Nourish the Yin and Clear the Lungs Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Enrich the Yin and Moisten Dryness

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