Taboos of Chuanbei powder

Chuanbei powder is powder made from Chuanbei. I believe everyone must be familiar with this thing. At least we often hear about Chuanbei paste or Chuanbei stewed with pear, which have the effects of relieving cough and reducing phlegm. In addition to knowing the effects of Chuanbei powder, we also need to understand its contraindications. So, what are the contraindications of Chuanbei powder? Let’s take a look below.

1. Avoid eating too greasy or spicy food while taking Fritillaria cirrhosa. In fact, even if it is not Fritillaria cirrhosa, you need to eat a light diet when taking other herbal medicines. Be sure to pay attention to not eating too greasy and spicy food, so as not to destroy the efficacy of the medicine and fail to achieve the desired effect.

2. People with weak spleen and stomach, cold phlegm or wet phlegm should not take it with caution. Because Fritillaria cirrhosa has a slightly cold effect, it is best not to eat it if you have a weak spleen and stomach, so as not to aggravate the weak spleen and stomach condition.

3. Pregnant women, children, the elderly and other special groups need to take Fritillaria cirrhosa under the guidance of a doctor. This way they can eat it with peace of mind to avoid the threat of taking the medicine without authorization.

4. Patients with bronchiectasis, lung abscess, cor pulmonale, tuberculosis and diabetes should take the medicine under the guidance of a physician. People who are allergic to Fritillaria cirrhosa powder must be careful. People with allergic constitutions should avoid consuming Fritillaria cirrhosa powder to avoid causing harm to their bodies.

The efficacy and function of Chuanbei powder

What are the effects and functions of Chuanbei powder? The ingredient of Chuanbei powder is Fritillaria cirrhosa, and its effects are clearing heat and moistening the lungs, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It is used for dry cough due to lung heat, dry cough with little sputum, cough due to yin deficiency, and cough with blood. It can treat asthenia cough, spitting blood, chest depression, pulmonary emphysema, lung abscess, throat congestion and breast abscess.

So what is the effect of Chuanbei powder? This ingredient tastes bitter and slightly cold in nature. It belongs to the lung meridian and has the function of clearing away heat, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can be used to treat cough and asthma due to phlegm heat, and yellow and thick sputum. It is also sweet in taste, so it is good at moistening the lungs and relieving cough. It can treat cough with little and sticky sputum due to dryness and heat in the lungs, as well as deficiency syndromes such as yin deficiency, dry cough and fatigue cough. It also has the function of dispersing nodules and relieving depression, and can treat symptoms of chest tightness and irritability caused by the combination of phlegm and heat, as well as diseases such as scrofula and sputum nodules. In addition, Fritillaria cirrhosa, cuttlefish bone and licorice are made into a powder, namely Wubei powder, which is effective in treating gastric ulcers.

The general usage of Fritillaria cirrhosa is: oral administration: 3-10g; grind into fine powder and take with water, 1-1.5g each time. It is not suitable for treating cold and damp cough. Because Chuanbei is very effective, it is used to produce various Chinese patent medicines today, such as Qiuli Paste, Chuanbei Loquat Dew, Yangyin Qingfei Pills, Niuhuang Qingfei Powder, Tiedi Pills, Zhibao Tablets, Snake Gall Chuanbei Capsules, and Fritillaria Guawei Powder.