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| Category: Phlegm Heat ▶ |
| English: Tricosanthes Fruit Pinyin: Gua Lou Shi Pharmaceutical: Fructus Trichosanthis |
| Organs: Lung • Stomach • Large Intestine Temperature: Cold |
| Taste: Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Lung Phlegm Heat |
Actions: Clear phlegm heat • Transform phlegm • Moisten intestines • Treats abscesses • Expand chest to relieve cough
Key 2nd Actions: Dissipate Nodules, Expel Pus |
| Indications: Chest Bi • sticky, yellow/green sputum • Lung heat • Lung abscess• Constipation • Lung/breast/intestine abscess |
| Contraindications: Deficiency cold • Not compatible with Wu Tou and Fu Zi |
| Typical Dosage: 10g to 20g • Higher dosage for abscesses Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Whole fruit. Good quality: large, unfragmented fruit with a wrinkled, orange surface.[21] |
| Other: Gou Lou Ren (瓜蒌仁) - for abscess and constipation • Gua Lou Pi (瓜蒌皮)- heat, cough, and copious phlegm |
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| ■ GUA LOU/ XIE BAI: "gold standard" for treating Chest Bi. Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang. Gua Lou washes away turbid phlegm. Xie Bai unblocks Yang and moves Qi to warm the chest.[42] • Chest Bi, cardiac disease from turbid Phlegm backing Yang and Qi in the chest. Constipation from dryness in the LI.[35] |
| Formulas with Gua Lou Shi |
| Bei Mu Gua Lou San • Gua Luo Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang • Gua Luo Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang • Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan • Shen Xiao Gua Lou San • Xiao Xian Xiong Tang |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
Herbs: Incompatible -Wu Tou and Fu Zi
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