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Gua Lou Shi (Lab Tested)

Gua Lou Shi (Lab Tested)

Gua Lou Shi (Lab Tested)

SKU NHB194
Brand NuHerbs
Unit Size 1 pound
Potency 1:1
Taste Sweet - Bensky
Properties Cold - Bensky
Contraindications Contraindicated for those with diarrhea due to deficiency and weakness of the Spleen and Stomach. Should not be combined with drugs of the Aconitum complex. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Heat-induced coughs with sputum that is thick and difficult to expectorate; Conditions in which qi accumulates in the chest leading to a stifling or distended sensation, constriction, pain, or pressure in the diaphragm; Abscesses involving the Lungs, Intestines, or breast. - Bensky
Actions Cools and transforms phlegm-heat, moistens the Intestines, directs turbid phlegm downward. - Bensky
Pattern Phlegm-heat; heat-induced cough; Qi accumulations in the chest; Abscesses and nodules. - Bensky
Channels Entered Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach - Bensky
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Chinese name Gua Lou Shi, 瓜簍實
English name Trichosanthis Fructus
 
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Description

Excerpted from Bensky:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica

  • Clears heat and transforms phlegm-heat:  for heat-induced coughs with sputum that is thick and difficult to expectorate.  Can be used as a stand-alone herb, especially in children.*
  • Unbinds the chest and dissipates nodules:  for conditions in which qi accumulates in the chest leading to a stifling or distended sensation, constriction, pain, or pressure in the diaphragm.*
  • Reduces abscesses and dissipates nodules:  primarily for abscesses involving the Lungs, Intestines, or breast.*
Ingredients

Gua Lou Shi - Trichosanthis Fructus
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