Lu Gen
Rhizoma Phragmitis芦根
- Nature
- Cold
- Flavours
- Sweet
- Meridians
- Lung, Stomach
- Class
- Heat-Clearing and Fire-Purging Medicinals (Qing Re Xie Huo Yao)Heat-Clearing Medicinals (Qing Re Yao)
- Dosage
- 15–30 g
Actions / Functions
- Drains the Fire
- Clarifies Heat
- Favors Organic Liquid production
- Stops thirst
- Clarifies the Lung
- Calms dysphoria/anxiety
- Stops cough
- Clarifies the Stomach
- Stops vomiting
- Favors eruptions
- Eliminates toxins
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Clarifies Heat at Qi Level
- Clarifies and resolves Phlegm-Heat