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Dioscoreae Bulbiferae, Tuber
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Pin Yin: huang yao zi
Botanical family: Dioscoreaceae
Botanical name: Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Primary action: Transform Hot Phlegm
Secondary actions:
Cool Blood;
Clear Heat Toxins
Temperature: neutral
Taste: bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Lv
Actions:
Softens hard nodules; used for goiters, cancer, especially of the esophagus,
stomach and uterus.
Cools Blood and stops bleeding; for vomiting or coughing of blood, and
uterine bleeding.
Detoxifies Fire Poison; used topically for sores, snake and dog bites.
(See
Phlegm
;
Blood Heat
;
Heat Toxin
.)
Indications: goitre, scrofula, masses, vomiting blood, coughing
blood
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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