Pang Da Hai
| Pang Da Hai in TCM:Explore the properties of Pang Da Hai according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: sterculia, boat-fruited sterculia seed
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Sterculiae Lychnophorae
Properties: sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: LU, LI
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
circulates qi, clears heat, resolves phlegm
Actions / Indications:
- Clears Heat; Disperses LU qi (hoarse voice; sore
throat, phlegm-heat cough, phlegm accumulation in LU with constrained
LU qi)
- Moistens intestines, Unblocks bowels (laxative effect
for mild constipation due to heat alone, or in combination for severe
cases)
Special Notes:
- Pang Da Hai and Gu Zhi Hua are two of the best known herbs to restore
loss of voice.
- For mild constipation combine with Huo Ma
Ren or Yu Li Ren. For severe constipation
combine with purgatives.
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