Ban Bian Lian
半邊蓮 bàn biān lián, "half-edged lily"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Bland		Dosage: 3-15g

	Cautions: When decocted this herb has a tendency to cause loose stools and reduced appetite. Contraindicated for edema due to deficiency		Meridians: Lung , Heart , Small Intestine
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - clean dry plants with green leaves and stems, and yellow roots without foreign matter or sand
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Herba Lobeliae Chinensis cum Radice

Botanical: Lobelia Chinensis Lour.

Japanese: hanpenren

Korean: banbyeonryeon

Common: Chinese lobelia (with root), lobelia

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Reduces edema add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Cools the blood add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Edema (often floating) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Poisonous snakebites (internal or topical) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Bee and wasp stings (internal and topical) add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Fire toxin patterns add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Tonsillitis add comment

Ban Bian Lian半邊蓮 bàn biān lián, "half-edged lily"