Tian Hua Fen, Tricosanthes root - 32 oz.

SKU	FES962-32
Brand	Far East Summit Single Herb Liquid Extracts (8:1)
Unit Size	32 oz.
Potency	8:1
Taste	Bitter, Slightly sweet - Bensky
Properties	Cold- Bensky
Contraindications	Use with caution in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach. Traditionally, it is not to be used with herbs of the genus Aconitum. - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Thirst and irritability, thirst from yin deficiency, wasting and thirsting disorder; cough with thick sputum or blood-streaked sputum; Hot toxic carbuncles and sores. - Bensky
Actions	Cools heat, generates fluids, resolves toxicity, reduces swelling, invigorates the blood - Bensky
Pattern	Lung and Stomach heat
Channels Entered	Lung, Stomach - Bensky
Chinese name	Tian Hua Fen
English name	Trichosanthis Radix

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Drains heat and generates fluids: used when heat injures the fluids, giving rise to thirst and irritability, thirst from yin deficiency, and wasting and thirsting disorder. Also used for cough and thick sputum or blood-streaked sputum.* Clears and drains Lung heat, transforms phlegm, and moistens Lung dryness: for phlegm-heat above the diaphragm, especially when the heat has led to dryness.* Resolves toxicity and expels pus: for hot toxic carbuncles and sores. Especially appropriate for breast abscess. For this purpose, it can be used both internally and topically.*