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 Category  Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao
化痰止咳平喘藥
 Sub Category  Hua Tan
化痰
 Name  Tian Zhu Huang
天竹黃
Siliceous secretions of bamboo
 Grown  South China.
 Source  The siliceous secretions of Bambusa breviflora Munro.
 Ingredients  Volatile oil
 Pharma Effect  
 Properties  Sweet, cold
 Channels  Heart, liver, gallbladder
 Function  Clears heat, transforms phlegm, clears heart-fire and calms convulsion.
 Clinic Usage  For convulsion due to phlegm-heat and wind-stroke due to accumulation of phlegm.
 Cautions  
 Dosage  3~6g to use in decoctions, 0.6~1g to use in powders.
 Storage  Store in a well-ventilated place.