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 Lasiospherae, Frucificatio


Pin Yin: ma bo
Common name: fruiting body of puffball
Botanical family: Lycoperdaceae
Botanical name: 1, Lasiosphaera fenzlii Reich.; 2, Calvatia liliacina (Mont. et Berk.) Lloyd

Primary action: Clear Heat Toxins
Secondary actions: Stop Cough and Wheezing; Stop Bleeding
Temperature: neutral
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Lu

Actions:
   Clears Heat and detoxifies Fire Poison, especially of the throat.
   Relieves Lung Heat cough.
   Stops bleeding of the oral cavity, lips and nostrils when used topically.
   (See Heat Toxin; Lung Repletion Heat .)

Indications: sore and swollen throat, cough, coughing blood

Dosage: 0.5-1.5 qian.

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