Lai Fu Zi [1]

Posted by : admin on Feb 23, 2008 - 01:57 AM
Chinese Medicine Herbs / Relieve Food Stagnation [2]

1 TASTE
Pungent, sweet and neutral


2 MERIDIANS
Spleen, stomach and lung


3 FUNCTIONS
1. To eliminate food retention; 2. To descend qi and resolve phlegm


4 INDICATIONS
1. Retention of food manifested as epigastric and abdominal distension and fullness, acid regurgitation, abdominal pain, Diarrhea [3] and tenesmus. Radish seed (Lai Fu Zi [4]) is used with Hawthorn fruit (Shan Zha [5]), Medicated leaven (Shen Qu [6]) and Tangerine peel (Chen Pi [7]) in the formula Baohe Wan.2. Excessive phlegm manifested as cough with profuse sputum or asthma. Radish seed (Laifuzi) is used with White mustard seed (Bai Jie Zi [8]) and Perilla seed (Su Zi [9]) in the formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang.


5 DOSAGE
6-10 g


Lai Fu Zi

Image of herb: Lai Fu Zi [10]

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