Zhe Bei Mu
Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus
bitter, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transforms Hot Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Swellings of the neck
- Lung abscess
- Breast abscess
Zhe Bei Mu is bitter and cold. It enters the heart and lung systems to treat phlegm that is hot in nature.
Channels: lung, heart
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Skin sores
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Bronchitis
- Antitussive
- Gastritis
- Intestinal ulcer
Formulas:
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Sang Xing Tang
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Luo Wan
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Zhe Bei Mu
Zoo Image: a hot Saint Bernard has tennis balls in his neck and breasts