FRITILLARIA & ANEMARRHENA
Chuan Bei Mu/Zhi Mu

 

Fritillaria cirrhosa & anemarrhena aspheloides

 

 

Chuan Bei Mu

bitter, sweet,  slightly cold

transforms Phlegm, relieves cough, dissolves swelling, disperses lumps
Zhi Mu bitter, sweet, cold clears Heat, purges Fire, clears and discharges the Lung and Stomach, removes hectic fever due to yin deficiency

 

Indications
*  Cough, fever, scanty and sticky sputum due to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of deficiency Fire.

Combined action
Clears Heat, nourishes yin, moistens the Lung, relieves cough.

Combinations
*  With low fever, add Bai Wei/Di Gu Pi.
*  For scanty and sticky sputum, add Zhi Mu/Tian Hua Fen/Sha Shen.
*  With qi and yin deficiency, combine with Sheng Mai San.		 Dosage
The typical proportion when added to a constitutional formula is 6:1 formula to addition (15 grams in 75- 90 grams of formula). If a stronger effect is desired more can be added. When used alone the dose is three grams twice daily.

Cautions and contraindications
None noted.
None noted.