Si Gua Luo, 1lb

Luffa unblocks the collaterals, invigorates the blood, transforms phlegm* - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

English Name: loofah luffa; dried skeleton of vegetable sponge; Luffa cylindrica; Fibrum vacularis
Chinese Name: si gua luo
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Sweet - Bensky
Properties: Neutral - Bensky
Channels Entered: Lung, Stomach, Liver - Bensky
Actions: Unblocks the collaterals, invigorates the blood, transforms phlegm
Pattern: Toxicity; Wind-damp painful obstuction; Heat in the Lungs with phlegm - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Swelling, abscesses, breast abscess, breast distention, breast lumps, insufficient lactation; soreness in the chest and flanks; muscle pain, muscle soreness, joint stiffness; Traumatic injury; Cough, sputum that is difficult to expectorate - Bensky
Materia Medica: Clear Heat - Drain Fire

Ingredients

Si Gua Luo - Luffa cylindrica; Fibrum vacularis