Bai Fu Zi
| Bai Fu Zi in TCM:Explore the properties of Bai Fu Zi according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: giant typhonium rhizome
Pharmaceutical Name: Rhizoma Typhoni
Properties: toxic, acrid,
sweet, warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: ST, SP, LV
Flavors: toxic, sweet, pungent
Special Properties:
eliminates toxins, disperses wind, resolves phlegm, reduces swelling
Alternate Forms:
- Zhi- internal use
- Sheng: use topically - toxic
Actions / Indications:
- Dries dampness, expels wind-phlegm; stops convulsions (wind
stroke, facial paralysis hemiplegia, migraine headache, numbness, seizures)
- Relieves Toxicity; Dissipates nodules (snake-bite;
scrofula, and other nodules due to phlegm and toxicity: topical use
w/ sheng form)
Contraindications:
- (cc: pregnancy)
- (cc: yin def w/ heat signs)
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