Tu Bei Mu - 英文名 - Bulbus Bolbostemma Paniculatum

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Bulbus Bolbostemma Paniculatum
Common English:	Bolbostemma Tuber

Category

Herbs that Clear Heat and Remove Toxins

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Bitter	Slightly Cold	Lung Spleen	9-15g

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Clears Heat and removes toxins	Rhinitis
Disperses Stagnation	Hyperplasia of the mammary glands
Eliminates pathogenic External Phlegm, reduces sores and swellings	Mastitis, scrofula warts

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Rx. Glycyrrhizae 15g Gan Cao Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata 15g Zhi Gan Cao Spina Gleditsiae 7.5g Zao Jiao Ci Rz. Pinelliae Preparata 4.5g Zhi Ban Xia Squama Manitis 7.5g Chuan Shan Jia Rz. Anemarrhenae 7.5g Zhi Mu
With 15g earth-baked Tu Bei Mu, for pyogenic infection of the back of the hand.

Notes

• Its use is mainly external.
• Tu Bei Mu markedly inhibits cancer cell growth.
• It is useful for resolving Phlegm, dispelling Wind-Damp pathogens, removing pus and scattering carbuncles.