Xie Bai
薤白 xiè bái, "white long stamen onion"

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Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Allii macrostemi Bulbus

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 5-9g

	Cautions: Inappropriate fro those with qii defciency and no significant qi stagnation, weak stomach, or an intolerance to garlic and onions. Toxicity: Long-term administration may irritate the gastric mucosa. After ingestion there may be severe, watery diarrhea.		Meridians: Lung , Stomach , Large Intestine
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of dry, large, full, heavy and solid, yellowish white, translucent bulbs.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (4) gūa lǒu xìe bái bái jǐu tāng (Trichosanthes Fruit, Chinese Chive, and Wine Decoction) gūa lǒu xìe bái bàn xìa tāng (Trichosanthes Fruit, Chinese Chive, and Pinellia Decoction) zhǐ shí gūa lǒu gùi zhī tāng (Immature Bitter Orange, Trichosanthes Fruit, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) Zhǐ Shí Xié Bái Gù Zhī Tāng (Immature Bitter Orange; Chinese Chive; and Cinnamo)

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Pharmaceutical: Allii macrostemi Bulbus

Botanical: Allium Macrostemon Bge.

Japanese: gaihaku

Korean: haebaek

Common: Chinese garlic, garlic chives

Temperature: Warm

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Unblocks Yang Qi and Disperses Cold Phlegm (for Cold-Damp Bi in the chest) add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Moves Qi and Blood and Alleviates pain. add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Descends Qi and Reduces Stagnation. add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Stifling sensation in the chest add comment

	+1 Laura Drago Damp stagnation in the Large Intestine associated with dysenteric disorders add comment

Xie Bai薤白 xiè bái, "white long stamen onion"