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She Gan
射干
shè gān
, "arrow shaft"
Category:
Clear Heat
Clear Heat and Resolves Toxicity
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Tastes:
Bitter
Dosage:
3-9g
Cautions:
Contraindicated in those with loose stools, as ingestion can lead to watery diarrhea. Relatively contraindicated during pregnancy
avoid use during Pregnancy
Meridians:
Lung
Preparation:
• Dry-fried
Quality:
Good quality - dry, full rhizomes with a hard texture and without fibrous roots or soil on the surface. The cross section is yellow
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')
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Formulas
(3)
gān lù xiāo dú dān (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin)
shè gān má huáng tāng (Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction)
yín qiáo mǎ bó sǎn (Honeysuckle, Forsythia and Puff Ball Powder)
Family:
Iridaceae
Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical:
Belamcandae Rhizoma
Botanical:
Belamcanda Chinensis (l.) Dc.
Japanese:
yakan
Korean:
sagan
Common:
belamcanda rhizome
Temperature:
Cold
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Clears heat and Resolves toxicity
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Improves the throat
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Transforms Phlegm and Clears the Lungs
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Mellissa Rudder
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Swelling and pain of the throat due to fire excess, fire toxin, or phlegm heat obstruction
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Sore throat (sometimes used alone)
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Mellissa Rudder
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Cough and wheezing with phlegm obstruction
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Can be combined with warming herbs in treating obstruction and clogging due to cold-phlegm
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