平贝母

Name

Ping Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Ussuriensis)

The Effect of 平贝母

Property

Bitter, sweet, slightly cold; lung and heart meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and nourish the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.

Indications

Dry cough with little phlegm, expectoration with blood, cough due to consumptive disease.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~9 g or make powder and take 1~2 g per time.

Cautions

Contraindicated to Chuan Wu, Cao Wu, Fu Zi.