Bai Ji
白芨 bái jí, "white bletilla"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 3-15g; under unusual circumstances, up to 30g can

	Cautions: As an astringent, sticky substance, it should be used with caution whenever there is coughing of blood due to externally-contracted disease, early stage Lung abscess, or he involvment of excessive heat of fire toxin.		Meridians: Lung , Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of large, full, white, translucent, hard and solid rhizomes.
	Reference Source: Divine Husbandman's Classic of the Materia Medica Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (1) níng xuè tāng (Quiet the Blood Decoction)