Bai Bu
| Bai Bu in TCM:Explore the properties of Bai Bu according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: stemona, sessile stemona root / tuber
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Stemonae
Properties: sweet, bitter, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LU
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
disperses wind, expels parasites, resolves dryness
Alternate Forms:
- mi zhi (honey fried) - moisten LU, stop cough
Actions / Indications:
- Moistens LU; Stops Cough (acute and chronic cough;
exogenous or endogenous; hot or cold, excess or deficient)
- Expels parasites; kills lice (pinworms, topically
for lice, vaginal trichomonas, tinea; internally for tape worm)
Special Notes:
- Bai Bu is considered a primary herb for pinworms: use 30-60g as an
enema daily for 5 days
- Zi Wan is often paired with Bai
Bu and Kuan Dong Hua to stop cough.
Zi Wan is the strongest of the three.
Contraindications:
- (cc: SP deficiency with loose stool)
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