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| Health Benefits |
| For: Sore throat • Cough • Cold/Flu • Laryngitis • Post surgical bleeding • Frostbite |
| Attributes: Antibiotic • Hemostatic |
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Constituents:
Gemmatein • Urea |
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Other Names: Varieties: Calvatia, Calvatia lilacina
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| Pharmacopeias: Ming Yi Za Zhu |
| Lasiosphaera fenzlii is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Lasiosphaera fenzlii USDA Zones:
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| Category: Clear Heat Resolve Toxins ▶ |
| English: Puff Ball Mushroom Pinyin: Ma Bo Pharmaceutical: Lasiosphaera seu Calvatia |
| Organs: Lung Temperature: Neutral |
| Taste: Pungent Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Wind heat • Lung heat • Fire toxin • Throat swelling and pain |
| Actions: Clear lung heat • Resolve toxins • Stop bleeding • Soothe throat • Dispel wind heat • Clear cough
Key 2nd Actions: Sore throat |
| Indications: Loss of voice • Sore throat • Cough • Sores • Abscesses • Small dosage for wind heat • Large dosage for heat toxin sores and abscesses |
| Contraindications: Beware of allergic reactions |
| Typical Dosage: 1.5g to 6g • wrap in cheesecloth to cook. Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Whole mushroom. Good quality: large, full, purple, elastic like a sponge, and thin skinned.[25] |
| Other: Stop bleeding is using the herb as a topical cotton ball or powder. Tastes bitter and intense |
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| Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin |
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| Be cautions with all medicine.
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| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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[3], [5], [8]
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