The efficacy and contraindications of Chuanbei

Chuanbei is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. It has the effects of relieving cough, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. It is used for cough caused by heat syndrome, such as wind-heat cough, hot cough and lung fire cough. So, what are the effects and taboos of Chuanbei? How should Chuanbei be used actually? Let’s have a simple understanding and knowledge of this issue below. I hope the following points will be of some help to everyone!

Effects of Fritillaria cirrhosa

Chuanbei has the effects of relieving cough, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm. It is used for cough caused by heat syndrome, such as wind-heat cough, hot cough and lung fire cough. Chuanbei has antitussive and expectorant effects, can lower blood pressure, and has certain antibacterial effects. Chuanbei is the dried corm of the Liliaceae plants Chuanbei, Dark Purple Fritillaria, Gansu Fritillaria, and Shusha Fritillaria.

Chuanbeimu Poria cocos has bitter, sweet and cool effects, and enters the lung meridian. It has the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, clearing away heat and dispersing nodules, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. But if the cough is of cold type, taking Fritillaria cirrhosa powder would be like "unexpected" and is not suitable. Drinking some Chuanbei cough syrup when you have a cough has become the experience of many people. In fact, not all coughs can be treated with Sichuan shellfish cough medicine.

Fritillaria cirrhosa has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, and it is easy to use and has a mild effect. Therefore, it is used in many traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for relieving cough and reducing phlegm to treat various types of coughs. However, due to the differences in prescriptions and usage, there are also differences in their applications. There are many medicines named after "Chuanbei", the more common ones include: "Chuanbei cough syrup", "Chuanbei loquat syrup", "Bezoar snake gall Chuanbei liquid", "Snake gall Chuanbei liquid", "Cough Chuanbei loquat dew", "Honey refined Chuanbei loquat dew", etc. Most of them are used for coughs caused by heat syndrome, such as wind-heat cough, hot cough, and lung fire cough.

A simple diagnosis method is to look at the color and viscosity of sputum. The common characteristic of heat cough is that the sputum coughed up is thick and slightly yellow, while cold cough and cold cough with thin and white sputum are not suitable. Otherwise, the cough symptoms will not only be difficult to improve, but may even worsen and aggravate the condition.

The cough caused by fever is mainly manifested by dry mouth, thick and sticky sputum, slightly yellow sputum, sore throat, or accompanied by fever, headache and other symptoms. The use of Fritillaria powder is definitely effective. If you have a bland mouth but not dryness, itchy throat, cough at night, and thin white sputum, do not use it and seek medical attention immediately.

Contraindications for taking Fritillaria cirrhosa:

People with weak spleen and stomach and those with cold phlegm or damp phlegm are not suitable for or should take Fritillaria cirrhosa with caution. Patients with bronchiectasis, lung abscess, cor pulmonale, tuberculosis, and diabetes should take Fritillaria cirrhosa under the guidance of a doctor. Avoid spicy food and high-calorie food during the medication period.