Chuan Bei Mu
川貝母 chuān bèi mǔ, "shell mother from Sichuan"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated for problems associated with cold-phlegm or damp-phlegm		Meridians: Lung , Heart
	Preparation: • Prepared		Quality: Good quality - solid, unfragmented, powdery white bulbs
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (9) bèi mǔ guā lǒu sǎn (Fritillaria and Trichosanthea Fruit Powder) dìng xián wán (Arrest Seizures Pill) gān lù xiāo dú dān (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin) huí chūn dān (Return of Spring Special Pill) líng jiǎo gōu téng tāng (Antelope Horn and Unicaria Decoction) rén shēn gé jiè sǎn (Ginseng and Gecko Powder) sāng dān xiè bái tāng (Mulberry Leaf and Moutan Decoction to Drain the White) yǎng yīn qīng fèi tāng (Nourish the Yin and Clear the Lungs Decoction) yuè huá wán (Moonlight Pill)

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Pharmaceutical: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae

Botanical: Fritillaria Chirrhosa D.don, Fritillaria Unibracteata Hsiao & K.c.hsia, Fritillaria Przewalskii Maxim., Fritillaria Delavayi Franch.

Japanese: senbaimo

Korean: cheonpaemo

Common: Sichuan fritillaria bulb, tendrilled fritillaria bulb, fritillaria

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears heat and Transforms phlegm add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Dissipates nodules (for Phlegm-Fire) add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Phlegm fire nodules add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Swellings add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Lung abscess add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Breast abscess add comment

Chuan Bei Mu川貝母 chuān bèi mǔ, "shell mother from Sichuan"