Lei Wan - 雷丸 - Omphalia

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Omphalia
Common English:	Mylitta Omphalia Fruiting Body Thunderball Fungus

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Cold Slightly Toxic	Large Intestine Stomach	Powders and Pills: 4-60g Do not decoct

Actions

Indications/Syndromes

Kills Parasites

Roundworms and tapeworms

Childhood nutritional impairment or abdominal pain due to parasites

Topically for tinea infections

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Use caution for those with parasitic infestations along with Spleen or Stomach Deficiency.
Excessive use can lead to infertility.
Long-term use injures Yin in both men and women.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Sm. Arecae
Bing Lang
Fr. Toosendan
Chuan Lian Zi
Fr. Quisqualis
Shi Jun Zi

Fr. Quisqualis
Shi Jun Zi
Fr. Carpesii
He Shi
Sm. Arecae
Bing Lang
Sm. Torreyae
Fei Zi

Fr. Chebulae
He Zi
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli
Ji Nei Jin
Rx. Aucklandiae
Mu Xiang

Sm. Arecae
Bing Lang
Sm. Pharbitidis
Qian Niu Zi
Rx. Aucklandiae
Mu Xiang
CX. Meliae
Ku Lian Pi

Childhood nutritional impairment and the pain associated with intestinal parasites.

Abdominal pain, parasites, a wan complexion, emaciation, and chronic diarrhea accompanying childhood nutritional impairment.

Intestinal parasites.

With its descending and draining action, this herb clears Damp-Heat, and it also kills parasites and reduces childhood nutritional impairment.
Its mechanism is to destroy the parasites directly.