Phragmites
communis, P. australis.芦根Lú gēn-
"Rush root" Reed grass
Family: Graminae PART USED: Rhizome-
Harvested end of Spring, early Summer, or Autumn. FLAVOR: Sweet, pleasant
CHANNEL: Lung, Stomach FUNCTIONS GROUP: Clearing
Internal Heat- Reducing Fire- At Qi stage of warming disease.
1. Clears fevers and detoxifies.[1]
Cool Lung. Cool Stomach Heat. Clear Heat and promote formation of Fluids.[3]
Clears Heat.[4]
2. Produce Fluids.[4]Nourish
Jin. Promote salivation to stop thirst.[1]
3. Clear Heat from the Lung.[4]
4. Clears Stomach Heat.[4] Relieve
vomiting and belching.[4]
5. Promotes diuresis.[1,4]
6. Encourages rashes to surface.[4] INDICATIONS- Middle and upper Heater Heat.[3]
1. High fevers: irritability, thirst, nausea and vomiting.[1,4]
Thirst due to Hot Stomach and vomiting.
2. Lung Heat patterns: Especially in acute stage.[4]
Measles with fever and pulmonary abscesses. Acute bronchitis:[3]
Thick yellow phlegm, coughing, sore throat.[4]
Epistaxis. Pneumonia. Lung- puss in Lung.[3]
3. Hematuria and burning urination:[1,4]
dark scanty urine or hematuria, especially when accompanied by irritability
and thirst.[4]
4. Febrile diseases with rashes that are incompletely expressed.[4] CONTRAINDICATIONS: Spleen or Stomach Cold: there are soft stools or diarrhea.[2,4] PATENT COMBINATIONS - Cold and Flu with Wind-Heat syndrome:Release
Exterior Wind and Clears HeatCold
and Flu Combination- Gan mao qing re chong ji. - Wind Heat type common cold or flu with cough
at early stage:Releases exterior Wind-Heat, diffuses
the Lung Qi and alleviates cough Morus
& Chrysanthemum- Sang ju wan. -
Febrile illness due to exterior Wind Heat or Heat and Toxicity:
Clear Heat and resolves Toxicity, releases exterior Wind-HeatIsatis & Forsythia-
Xiao er tui re chong ji. COMBINATIONS
PREPARATIONS:
Decoction. Rhizome 30-60 g.[1,3]
Dried rhizome 15-30 g.[2] 15-30 g
when sued along in treating incomplete expression of rashes. In its fresh form
this herb has a stronger effect. Good quality is coarse, strong, yellowish white,
shiny, and lacks any small rootlets.[4] HABITAT:
Grows along river banks, stream banks, lake edges and other wet areas. DESCRIPTION: Large perennial herb. Subterranean stem creeping horizontally,
thick, hollow between nodes. Stem; erect, cylindrical, smooth and hollow inside.
Leaves; alternate, in 2 rows, ochrea clasping stem, linear-lanceolate, length
30 to 50 cm. Flowers; in autumn, terminal brownish-purple, forming a panicle
inflorescence. Fruit; a capsule. References
[1] Barefoot Doctors Manual- Published
by Madrona Publishers Seattle Washington ISBN 0-914842-52-8
[2] A Complete English Dictionary of Medicinal Terms in Chinese Acupuncture
and Herbalism 1981- Henry Lu Chinese Foundations of Natural Health- The Academy
of Oriental Heritage, Vancouver, Canada.
[3] Translation notes from Gary Seiford and Hocu Huhn- NSW College of Natural
Therapies. Sydney Australia (1982).
[4] Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica- Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble-
Eastland Press 1986 Seattle Washington ISBN 0-939616-15-7 Images
1. en.wikipedia.org
by Juybari CC BY-SA 3.0
2. [1]
3. fourflowerswellness.com
4. shenclinic.com
5. m.zhongyaoyi.com
Inner Path can not take any responsibility for any adverse effects from
the use of plants. Always seek advice from a professional before using a plant
medicinally. Constituents
Coixol, tricin, asparamide, D-xylose, L-arabinose, D-glucose, D-glalctose, vitamins
B1, B2, and C. References
[1] Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica- Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble- Eastland
Press 1986 Seattle Washington ISBN 0-939616-15-7