Bai Bu
百部 bǎi bù, ""hundred parts""

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g; If used for pinworms use 30-60g every day f

	Cautions: Contraindicated in cases of Spleen deficiency or loose stool.		Meridians: Lung
	Preparation: • Fresh • Prepared		Quality: Good quality - full, large, greyish white,soft, and fleshy roots without rhizome parts or foreign matter, thick, strong and solid;
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (3) shé chuáng zǐ sǎn (Cnidium Powder) yuè huá wán (Moonlight Pill) zhǐ sòu sǎn (Stop coughing Powder)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Stemonae

Botanical: Stemona sessilifolia Miq., Stemona japonica Miq., Stemona tuberosa Lour.

Japanese: hyakubu

Korean: baekbu

Common: stemona root

Temperature: Slightly Warm

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Stops cough 2 comments

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Moistens Lungs add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Can be used for acute and chronic cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Especially useful for cough from deficiency add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Head or body lice (topical as a tincture or decoction) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Fleas (topical as tincture or decoction) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Bacterial vaginosis (wash) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Pinworms (nightly retained enema) add comment

Bai Bu百部 bǎi bù, ""hundred parts""