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Bai Guo, Ginkgo Nut, 8 oz.

Bai Guo, Ginkgo Nut, 8 oz.

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Ginkgo Nut Preserves the Lungs and arrests wheezing;Eliminates dampness, stops discharge, and contains the urine.


Astringent and inhibiting, Ginkgo Semen (bai guo) enters the Lung channel to restrain the Lung qi, settle wheezing with profuse phlegm, alleviate turbid vaginal discharge, and contain the urine. It is appropriate for the treatment of cough and wheezing with profuse phlegm, turbid yellow vaginal discharge, painful urinary dribbling, turbid urine, and urinary frequency. When used for cough and wheezing, it is most suitable for patterns which tend toward heat. --Bensky: Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, 3rd ed.


English Name: Ginkgo Nut
Chinese Name: Bai Guo
Unit Size: 8 oz
Potency: 8:1
Taste: Sweet, Bitter
Properties: Astringent, Neutral, Slightly toxic
Channels Entered: Kidney, Lung
Actions: Preserves the Lungs and arrests wheezing;Eliminates dampness, stops discharge, and contains the urine.
Pattern: Phlegm-heat cough and wheezing;Turbid vaginal discharge and turbid urine due to deficiency and damp-heat;
Chinese Symptomology: Wheezing and coughing;Chronic cough;Cough with copious sputum;Vaginal discharge;Turbid urine;Turbid yellow vaginal discharge;Painful urinary dribbling;Urinary frequency
Materia Medica: Stabilize & Bind
Contraindications: Contraindicated in patterns of excess. Use with caution where there is viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate. Due to it slight toxicity it should not be taken in large quantities or long term.

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