Class: Clear Heat
Subclass:Clear Fire
Name:
Pinyin: Tian Hua Fen
Pharmaceutical: Radix Trichosanthis Kirilowii
Other names: Gua Lou Dan Gen, Gua Lou Gen, Hua Fen, Ku Gua Lou Gen
Description: Snakegourd Root.
Properties:
Nature: Cold.
Taste: Bitter, sligthly sweet, acid.
Organ: Lungs, Stomach.
Toxicity: Non toxic.
Actions:
Clears Heat.
Promotes generation of Body Fluids.
Resolves inflammation.
Expels pus.
Comparisons:
Lu Gen is more effective to clear Heat.
Warning:
Contraindications: Diarrhiea due to Spleen and Stomach Cold from Deficiency.