Gua Lou Ren, Trichosanthes seed - 8 oz.

SKU	FES930-8
Brand	Far East Summit Single Herb Liquid Extracts
Unit Size	8 oz
Potency	8:1
Taste	Sweet
Properties	Cold
Contraindications	Contraindicated in those with a weak, deficiency Spleen and either nausea or loose stoo
Chinese Symptomology	Phlegm-heat cough; Stifling sensation, pain, or diaphragmatic pressure due to accumulations of phlegm in the chest; Dry constipation, especially when it appears in a pattern of Lung heat with dry mouth, thirst, and irritability; Breast abscess and swelling and unsupporated sores. - Bensky
Actions	Moistens both the Lungs and Intestines, cools and transforms phlegm. - Bensky
Pattern	Phlegm-heat; Accumulations of phlegm in the chest; Lung heat; Dry intestines; Unsupporated sores. - Bensky
Channels Entered	Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine - Bensky
Chinese name	Gua Lou Ren
English name	Trichosanthis Semen

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica Clears and transforms phlegm-heat: for phlegm-heat cough. Both cools and moistens. Especially useful for cough with chest pain and thick, difficult-to-expectorate sputum.* Expands the chest: for accumulations of phlegm in the chest leading to a stifling sensation, pain, or diaphragmatic pressure.* Moistens the Intestines: for dry constipation, especially when it appears in a pattern of Lung heat with dry mouth, thirst, and irritability.* Promotes healing of sores: used adjunctively for breast abscess and swelling as well as sores that have not yet supporated.*