Bamboo shavings Bambusae Caulis in Taenias
Clearing and transforming heat phlegmCold
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Traditional recorded function
Clear and resolve hot phlegm, relieve depression and eliminate irritability, clear the stomach and stop vomiting
1. Used for cough due to lung heat. 2. Used for irritability and insomnia due to internal disturbance of phlegm-fire. 3. Used for vomiting due to stomach heat.
Nature & taste
SweetCold
Meridians entered
LungStomach
Herbal properties
Slightly coldReducingDescendingMoistening
Found in these formulas
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