Gua Lou Pi
Pericarpium Trichosanthis瓜篓皮
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Sweet
- Meridians
- Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach
- Class
- Heat-Clearing and Phlegm-Heat-Resolving Medicinals (Qing Hua Re Tan Yao)Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
- Dosage
- 6–12 g
Actions / Functions
- Drains the Fire
- Clarifies Heat
- Clarifies the Lung
- Mobilizes Qi
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Decongests the chest
- Reduces abscesses