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Pin Yin:
lu gen
Common name: phragmitis rhizome
Botanical family: Gramineae
Botanical name: Phragmitis communis (L.) Trin.
Primary action: Drain Fire
Secondary actions:
Supplement Yin;
Release Wind Heat
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, St
Actions:
Clears Heat of high heat effusion (fever) and generates Fluids.
Clears Lung Heat with coughing up of thick yellow sputum.
Clears Stomach Fire with vomiting and Stomach Qi reflux.
Promotes urination and clears Heat.
Promotes eruptions of rashes in acute Heat disorders.
(See
Qi Aspect , general;
Fluid Vacuity;
Hot Phlegm Blocking Lungs;
Stomach Heat (Stomach Fire Blazing);
Counterflow Qi;
Interior-Heat-Repletion;
Heat Toxin
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Dosage:
5-10 qian.
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