Bai Fu Zi
Herbs that transform cold phlegm
Channels: SP, ST
Properties: Spicy, Sweet, Warm, Toxic
English Translation: White Appendage
Common: Typhonium Rhizome
Latin: Rhizoma Typhonii Gigantei
Actions:
- Dries Damp, Transforms Phlegm, Expels Wind, and Stops Spasms: For wind-stroke conditions, tremors, convulsions, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, bells paulsy, epilepsy, tetanus, and migraines.
- Eliminates Toxicity and Dissipates Toxicity: For scrofula, snake bites, and other nodules due to phlegm and toxicity. Usually used topically for these conditions.
- Expels wind-cold-damp and stops pain: Numbness, joint and muscle aches and pains, dizziness, and severe lateral headaches due to cold-damp or wind-damp conditions.
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Contraindications:
- Do not use during pregnancy.
- Do not use in Yin defcient heat conditions.
- Do not use in heat stroke caused by Liver fire.
- Fresh Bai Fu Zi is toxic: Use only externally.
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Dosage:
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