Pi Pa Ye
| Pi Pa Ye in TCM:Explore the properties of Pi Pa Ye according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: eriobotrya, loquat leaf
Pharmacuetical Name: Folium Eriobotryae
Properties: bitter, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LU, ST
Flavors: bitter
Special Properties:
circulates qi, clears heat, resolves phlegm
Alternate Forms:
- Sheng - harmonizes Stomach
- Mi Zhi - moistens LU, stops cough
Actions / Indications:
- Dissolve phlegm, clears LU heat; stops cough (cough
d/t LU heat patterns, also redirects LU qi downward; moistens LU dryness)
- Harmonizes ST and redirects qi downward (redirects
ST qi down, nausea and vomiting; hiccups; belching due to ST heat)
- (cc: cold conditions)
Special Notes:
- Fry Pi Pa Ye with honey to treat cough and moisten LU, while unprocessed
Pi Pa Ye dissolves phlegm and relieves cough.
- Pinworm was treated with 78.85% success by boiling 100g of Pi Pa Ye
for 1 hour to yield 200 mL decoction. Drink 100 mL of decoction on an
empty stomach at morning and again at night for 15 days.
Contraindications:
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