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Chuan Bei Mu - Fritillaria Bulb

Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria Bulb)

Clinical Applications

  • Clears heat, transforms phlegm, stops many types of cough (chronic, yin-deficient, difficult to expectorate phlegm, blood streaked sputum); best for cough with stifling sensation in the chest and upper abdomen (constrained qi).
  • Clears heat, dissipates nodules due to heat - sores, swellings, scrofula, lung or breast abscess.

Channels Influenced

Heart Lung

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 3-12g
  • Powder: 1-1.5g

Clinician Notes

  • Chuan Bei Mu is the smaller fritillaria bulb from the Chuan province. Also in this category is Zhe Bei Mu which is the larger bulb from Zhe province.

Cautions & Precautions

Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Chuan Bei Mu (2)
Conditions / Symptoms (2 connections)