Zhu Ru
Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam
sweet, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transforms Hot Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fullness in the chest
- Coughing blood
- Bad breath
- Yellow greasy tongue
- Vomiting
- Morning sickness
Zhu Ru is sweet and slightly cold. It enters the gallbladder, stomach, and lung systems to treat phlegm from heat patterns.
Channels: lung, stomach, gallbladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough with blood
- Biliary congestion
- Fever
- Epistaxis
- Antimicrobial
- Gastritis
Formulas:
- Di Tan Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
Contraindications: there are no documented contraindications for Zhu Ru
Zoo Image: a pole vaulting Saint Bernard vomiting sour lemons and bitter lettuce is stuck in phlegm and has the pole stuck in his chest