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Pin Yin:
gua lou
Common name: snakegourd fruit
Botanical family: Cucurbitaceae
Botanical name: Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim.
Primary action: Transform Hot Phlegm
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, St, LI
Actions:
Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm of the Lungs.
Unbinds Qi of the chest and resolves Phlegm nodules; used when there is
a sensation of constriction, distension, or pain in the chest with difficult
breathing.
(See
Hot Phlegm Blocking Lungs
;
Phlegm
.)
Indications: cough, wheezing, focal distension, chest oppression,
Lung wilting, chest pain
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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