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 Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis, Pulvis


Pin Yin: dan nan xing
Common name: bile-treated jack-in-the-pulpit tuber
Botanical family: Araceae
Botanical name: 1, Arisaema consanguineum Schott.; 2, A. amurense Maxim.; 3, A. heterophyllum Bl.; 4, A. japonicum Bl.

Primary action: Transform Hot Phlegm
Secondary actions: Extinguish Wind, Stop Spasm
Temperature: cool
Taste: bitter, acrid, toxic
Entering Channel: Lu, Ht, Lv, Sp

Actions:
   Transforms Hot Phlegm; used for cough and distension in chest with thick, sticky sputum.
   Disperses Interior-generated Wind and Phlegm; used in dizziness, facial paralysis, spasms, seizures, lockjaw.
   (See Interior Dampness ; Lungs, Hot Phlegm Blocking ; Interior Wind ; Phlegm .)

Indications: Convulsions, child fright wind, cough, insomnia, withdrawal-mania

Dosage: 1-2 qian.

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