Shan Ci Gu
山慈菇 Shān Cí Gū, "benevolent aunt of the mountains"

Category:

Clear Heat

Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Slightly Acrid		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Use with caution in weak patients		Meridians: Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - large, full, and solid, and its cross section is yellowish white
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas There are no known formulas that contain this herb at this time

Family:

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Cremastrae/Pleiones Pseudobulbus

Botanical: Cremastra appendiculata (D.DON) MAKINO, Pleione bulbocodioides (FRANCH) ROLFE, Pleione yunnanensis ROLFE

Japanese: sanjiko

Korean: sanjago

Common: cremastra/pleione

Temperature: Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Clears heat and Resolves toxicity add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Reduces Abscesses and Dissipates Nodules add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Significant toxic lesions add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Abscesses add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Phlegm nodules add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Masses (primarily in the abdomen including those due to tumors) add comment

Shan Ci Gu山慈菇 Shān Cí Gū, "benevolent aunt of the mountains"