Pinyin

Bei Sha Shen

Pharmaceutical

Radix Glehniae Littoralis

Botanical

Glehnia littoralis Fr. Schmidt ex Miq.(Umbelliferae)

Common Name

Other names

Chuan Bei, Jian Bei Mu 

Class

Tonify

Subclass

Tonify the Yin

Details

Origin

Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Jiangsu.

Properties (characteristics)

Nature: Slightly cold.

Taste: Slightly sweet.

Organ: Lungs, Stomach.

Toxicity: Non toxic.

Preparation

The drug is collected in summer and autumn, removed from rootlet, washed clean, dried slightly in the air, treated with boiling water, peeled and dried, or dried immediately directly after washing.   

Actions

Dry cough caused by heat in the lung; bloody sputum in phthisis; thirst in febrile diseases.

Medical functions

Contraindications

Deficiency.

Cold.