Bai Guo
| Bai Guo in TCM:Explore the properties of Bai Guo according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: ginko nut, ginko seed
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Ginkgo
Properties: slightly toxic, sweet,
bitter, astringent, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: LU, KD
Flavors: toxic, sweet, bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, resolves phlegm, resolves dryness
Alternate Forms:
- yin xing ye / yin guo ye / bai guo ye (Folium Ginkgo Biloba)
- bitter, astringent, neutral; LU; stabilizes LU, calms wheezing, stops
pain, invigorates blood; used for cholesterol, hypertension, angina,
vascular diseases, 5-10g
Actions / Indications:
- Stabilizes LU qi; stops cough and wheezing (cough,
wheezing, with phlegm due to LU heat, or unproductive cough with LU
dryness or due to LU/KD deficiency)
- Stops vaginal discharge, stabilizes urine (vaginal
discharge and for cloudy urine; urinary frequency or incontinence; spermatorrhea)
Special Notes:
- (cooking: CRUSH before decocting)
- Often used with jie geng and ma
huang to open LU qi to dispel lingering factors
- Often combined with ma huang to stop wheeze.
Contraindications:
- (cc: do not use large quantities or for long term use due to toxicity)
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