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Herbs that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity

 

 

Channels: LU

Properties: Spicy, Neutral

Common: Fruiting Body of Puffball or Lasiosphaera

Latin: Fructificatio Lasiosphaerae seu Calvatiae

Actions:

  • Clears the lungs, the throat, and reduces toxins: for fire toxins affecting the lungs and throat causing loss of voice, hoarseness and lung heat cough.
  • Stops bleeding: for epistaxis, vomiting blood, and is used topically to stop bleeding in any part of the mouth, especially the gums and lips.

Contraindications:

  • Contraindicated in cases of wind-cold causing loss of voice and in chronic cough.

Dosage:

  • 1.5-4.5g. This herb should be wrapped in cheesecloth during decoction. Part used = fungus.