Tricosanthes Fruit, Guā Lóu, 栝楼,
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Category: Phlegm Heat
English: Tricosanthes Fruit Pinyin: Gua Lou Pharmaceutical: Fructus Trichosanthis
Organs: Lung • Stomach • Large Intestine Temperature: Cold
Taste: Sweet Toxicity:
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Actions: Clear heat • Transform phlegm • Moisten intestines • Treats abscesses • Expand chest to relieve chest Bi
Indications: Chest Bi • Thick sputum hard to expectorate • Lung heat • Constipation • Lung/breast/intestine abscess • Swelling
Contraindications: Deficiency cold • Not compatible with Wu Tou and Fu Zi
Typical Dosage: 10g to 20g • Higher dosage for abscesses Guidelines
Parts Used: Whole fruit Notable for: Cough: thick sticky-sputum • Expand chest -chest Bi • Nodules • Clear phlegm heat • Moisten intestines • Incompatible -Wu Tou and Fu Zi
Other: Gou Lou Ren (栝蔞仁) - for abscess and constipation • Gua Lou Pi (栝蔞皮)- heat, cough, and copious phlegm
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Bei Mu Gua Lou San • Gua Luo Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang • Gua Luo Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang • Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan • Shen Xiao Gua Lou San • Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
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