Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Herbs that Cool and Dissolve Phlegm Heat: Zhu Ru 竹茹

竹茹

Zhu = Bamboo
Ru = Root

goes to the GB!! The only one I think. How to associate the gallbladder with Zhu Ru? Also, Zhu Ru travels to the Lung and Stomach.

GB, LU, ST
Cool
Sweet

Looking at Zhu Ru, the bamboo root, I feel more spirited. That's what Zhu Ru is good for - when phlegm heat in the lungs, with its viscous sputum and stifled chest begins to disturb the spirit and create anxiety it affects the GB and creates and emotional feeling of stuckness as well.

Since it travels to the stomach also, Zhu Ru will stop vomit due to stomach heat.


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