INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Bulbus Allii Macrostemi
Common English:	Chinese Garlic Chives Macrostem Onion Bakeri Baked Long-stamen Onion Bulb

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid Bitter	Warm	Large Intestine Lung Stomach (Heart)	4-10g Fresh: 30-60g Tincture: 1-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Unblocks the Yang Qi, disperses turbid Phlegm, alleviates pain, disperses hardenings and disperses Cold Phlegm*	Damp-Cold painful obstruction of the chest due to Cold, turbid Phlegm Stagnation preventing the flow of Yang Qi with chest, flank, or upper back pain, dyspnea, cough, wheezing and a stifling sensation in the chest
*Descends Qi,* reduces Stagnation and stops diarrhea**	Damp Stagnation in the Large Intestine associated with dysenteric disorders

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Use with caution for patients taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox) or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix) as concurrent use may have an additive or synergistic effect.

Fr. Trichosanthis *Gua Lou* Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi *Ban Xia*	Fr. Trichosanthis *Gua Lou* Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi *Ban Xia* Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen Flos Carthami Hong Hua	Lignum Santali Albi Tan Xiang
Damp-Cold painful obstruction of the chest	Damp-Cold painful obstruction of the chest with Blood Stasis	Warms the Yang , disperses clumps and unblocks painful obstruction to treat Chest Bi
Faeces Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi	Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao (Fr. Aurantii Immaturus) (Zhi Shi)	Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi
Painful obstruction of the chest	Dysenteric diarrhea due to Qi Stagnation	Red and white dysenteric diarrhea
Fr. Trichosanthis *Gua Lou*	Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen Flos Carthami Hong Hua Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
Chest Bi with profuse Phlegm	Chest Bi with stabbing pain from Blood Stagnation

Some sources say that this herb promotes movement of Qi and Blood to treat chest pain due to Blood Obstructing the Heart channel.
It can be applied externally as a paste for Wind-Cold Fluid retention.
It treats Cold Stagnation problems during late pregnancy or surrounding labor.
It can be mixed with honey and applied externally for burns.
Dry-fried Chinese Garlic Chao Xie BaI is less slippery and less irritating to the Stomach. It is best used for weak Spleen and Stomach or peptic ulcer.