INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Fructus Chebulae
Common English: Chebula
Myrobalan Fruit
Terminalia
Chebgium
Herbs that Stabilize and Bind (Astringents)
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Bitter
Sour
Astringent
Neutral
(Warm)
Lung
Stomach
Large Intestine
(Spleen)
(Kidney)
3-10g
Tincture: 2-4ml
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea

Chronic diarrhea and dysenteric disorders (both Heat and Cold patterns)

Intestinal Wind with hemafecia

Contains leakage of Lung Qi, stops coughing, improves the condition of the throat (Descends Lung Qi) and relieves Qi Stagnation in the diaphragm and chest

Chronic coughing, wheezing, and especially loss of voice

Coughing due to Phlegm-Fire Obstructing the Lungs (in combination)

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with exterior patterns.
  • Contraindicated for those with internal accumulation and Stagnation of Damp-Heat.
  • Use with caution for those with acute coughing and diarrhea.
  • Use with caution for those with Spleen Deficiency.
  • It may inhibit digestive function.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Galla Chinensis
Wu Bei Zi
Fr. Mume
Wu Mei

Per. Papaveris
Ying Su Ke
Rz. Zingiberis
Gan Jiang
Per. Citri Reticulatae
Chen Pi

Rz. Coptidis
Huang Lian
Rx. Aucklandiae
Mu Xiang

Purulent bloody stools associated with dysenteric disorders.

Severe diarrhea due to Deficiency Cold.

Chronic dysenteric disorders with Heat.

Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu
Sm. Euryales
Qian Shi

Rx. Ginseng
Ren Shen
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu
Sm. Myristicae
Rou Dou Kou

Rx. Saposhnikoviae
Fang Feng
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae
Bai Zhi
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae
Qin Jiao

Chronic diarrhea.

Long-term dysenteric disorders that have seriously injured the normal Qi leading to a prolapsed rectum.

Intestinal Wind where Fire and Wind stoke each other marked by bleeding of fresh Blood from the rectum.

Pumex
Fu Shi
Per. Trichosanthis
Gua Lou Pi

Rx. Platycodi
Jie Geng
Rx. Glycyrrhizae
Gan Cao

Fr. Schisandrae
Wu Wei Zi
Fr Mume
Wu Mei
(
Rx. Adenophorae/Glehniae)
(
Sha Shen)
Bul. Lilii
Bai He

Chronic coughing and blood streaked sputum due to Lung Yin Deficiency.

Chronic hoarseness and loss of voice.

Chronic, incessant coughing and hoarseness due to Lung Yin Deficiency.

Rx. Glycyrrhizae
Gan Cao

Borax
Peng Sha
Indigo Naturalis
Qing Dai

Per. Papaveris
Zhi Ying Su Ke

Hoarse voice.

Chronic hoarseness with a swollen, painful throat. (made into honey pills)

Binds Intestines and stops diarrhea.

Alumen
Ming Fan

Gecko
Ge Jie
Fr. Schisandrae
Wu Wei Zi
Rx. Ginseng
Ren Shen

Bul. Lilii
Bai He
Fr. Schisandrae
Wu Wei Zi
Fr Mume
Wu Mei
Rx. Ophiopogonis
Mai Men Dong
Fr. Aristolochiae
Ma Dou Ling

Internally as a powder for chronic, recalcitrant diarrhea in the elderly.

Lung Qi Deficiency with chronic coughing, dyspnea ad asthma.

Chronic coughing.

Fr Mume
Wu Mei
Rz. Belamcandae
She Gan
Periostracum Cicadae
Chan Tui
Flos Inulae
Xuan Fu Hua

Sm. Myristicae
Rou Dou Kou

Sm. Euryales
Qian Shi
Rx. Aucklandiae
Mu Xiang
Fr. Evodiae
Wu Zhu Yu
Fr. Psoraliae
Bu Gu Zhi
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu

Fr Mume
Wu Mei
Halloysitum Rubrum
Chi Shi Zhi
Four-Miracle Pill
Si Shen Wan

Chronic laryngitis and pharyngitis with loss of voice.

Chronic diarrhea due to Deficiency and Cold.

Chronic dysentery.

Rz. Coptidis
Huang Lian
Rx. Aucklandiae
Mu Xiang
Rx. Glycyrrhizae
Gan Cao

Rx. Saposhnikoviae
Fang Feng
Charred Flos Sophorae
Huai Hua
Charred Rx. Sanguisorbae
Di Yu
Charred Cx. Phellodendri
Huang Bai

Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae
Bai Zhu

Per. Citri Reticulatae
Chen Pi
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis
Hou Po

Chronic diarrhea caused by Damp-Heat. Bloody diarrhea. Descends Qi.

Rx. Ginseng
Ren Shen

 

 

Nourishes the Lungs and relieves coughs.

 

 

  1. This herb has recently been used for depression.
  2. The strength of its downward-draining action is greater than its astringing action.
  3. Unprepared, it treats the Lungs, baked, it treats the Spleen.
  4. It can be used alone as a decocted drink for chronic coughing leading to loss of voice.
  5. It can be combined with vinegar and burned so that it smokes the area while the patient squats over it to treat hemorrhoids and postpartum vaginal pain. It can also be decocted to steam and wash the area.
  6. Both He Zi and Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi astringe the Lungs, stop coughs and treat chronic dysenteric disorders and diarrhea. He Zi descends Fire to unbind the voice and is better for Spleen Deficiency with Cold causing chronic, incessant diarrhea. Wu Wei Zi generates Yang Fluids to to moisten the Lungs and is better for daybreak diarrhea due to Kidney Deficiency. The two herbs are often used in combination.
  7. Both He Zi and Fr. Mume Wu Mei are sour astringent and restrain the Lung Qi to stop chronic cough due to Lung Qi Deficiency and both enter the Large Intestine to treat long term diarrhea and dysenteric disorders. Wu Mei generates fluids, strengthens the Stomach and expels roundworms, none of which He Zi does. On the other hand, He Zi has is a stronger astringent so that it directs Qi downward to benefit the throat and unbind the voice, which Wu Mei cannot do.
  8. Chebula Flesh He Zi Rou has the same properties as he Zi but is more effective.
  9. Dry-fried Chebula Chao He Zi is warm, less sour and less astringent. It harmonizes the Stomach and transforms Phlegm and Food Stagnation better. Baked, it warms the Middle, stabilizes the Spleen, astringes the Intestines and stops diarrhea. It is used for chronic diarrhea or dysenteric disorders due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with rectal prolapse and water vaginal discharge. In mild cases, it can be used as a stand-alone herb for these conditions.
  10. Fr. Chebulae Immaturus (Tibetan Blue-Green Fruit) Zang Qing Guo benefits the throat and restores the voice and is frequently used for swollen sore throat, hoarseness and loss of voice.