INDIVIDUAL HERBS

NAME: DAN NAN XING - 胆南星 - ARISAEMAE CUM BILE - PULVIS ARISAEMAE CUM FELLE BOVIS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Arisaemae cum Bile
Pulvis Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis
Common English: Pulvis Arisaema

CATEGORY

Herbs that Transform Phlegm

PROPERTIES

Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Bitter
Cool
Slightly Toxic
Liver
Lung
Spleen
2-5g
Tincture: 0.5-2ml

ACTIONS AND INDICATIONS

Actions Indications/Syndromes

Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions

Muscle spasms and cramps, infantile convulsions, seizures, facial paralysis, tetanus and stroke

CONTRAINDICATIONS, INCOMPATIBILITIES AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution for those who have a dry cough due to Liver Wind Rising from Excess Fire or Blood Deficiency.
  • Use with extreme caution during pregnancy.
  • Allergic reaction may occur when Dan Nan Xing comes in contact with the skin.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

MAJOR COMBINATIONS

Calculus Bovis
Niu Huang
Rz. Coptidis
Huang Lian
Rz. Gastrodiae
Tian Ma
Scorpio
Quan Xie

Seizures and convulsions in infants.

 

 

NOTES

  • This is Prepared Arisaema Rhizome Zhi Tian Nan Xing mixed with bovine bile.
  • It treats spasms, convulsions and strokes, especially those arising from children's fevers.