Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Herbs that Cool and Dissolve Phlegm Heat: Gua Lou Pi

栝楼皮

Gua Lou Pi

LU/LI, ST
Cool
Sweet (gourds are often sweet!)

This is Chinese snake gourd. It expands the chest and circulates qi in the upper burner (Lou Pi / "loopy / looping around in the upper burner").

Good for dry cough and throat, phlegm that is hard to expectorate, chest pain/obstruction, early stage breast abscesses.

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