Bai Dou Kou Granules

Bai Dou Kou Granules

Bai Dou Kou Granules

SKU BPG303
Brand Blue Poppy Granules - Single Herbs
Unit Size 100g
Potency 5:1
Taste Acrid - Bensky
Properties Warm - Bensky
Contraindications Contraindicated in those with yin or blood deficiency - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology Stifling sensation in the chest, fullness in the epigastrium, lack of appetite; Vomiting, food stagnation - Bensky
Actions Disseminates the Lung qi, awakens the Spleen, warms the middle, transforms dampness, pierces through and disperses trubidity.
Pattern Dampness obstructing the middle burner; Damp-warmth; Cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach - Bensky
Channels Entered Lungs, Spleen, Stomach - Bensky
Tongue Very greasy tongue coating - Bensky
English name Cardamomum Fructus
Description

Excerpted from Benksy:  Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

  • Promotes the movement of qi, transforms dampness, and strengthens the Stomach:  for dampness obstructing the middle burner as well as damp-warmth.  Symptoms include a stifling sensation in the chest, fullness in the epigastrium, lack of appetite, and a very greasy tongue coating.*
  • Warms the middle burner and causes rebellious qi to descend:  for vomiting due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, Stomach cold, cold-dampness, or food stagnation.*
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