Traditional Chinese Medicine/Lu Gen

Name Means: Lu-rush/reed Gen-root/rhizome English Name: reed rhizome Latin Name: Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis(WO/2009/149585) COMPOSITIONS FOR REDUCING BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL AND USES THEREOF, World Intellectual Property Organization. Taste & Temperature: ../Gan-Sweet/ ../Han-Cold/ Channels: Hand Tai Yin of Lung Foot Yang Ming of Stomach Actions & Indications: Clear Heat & Drain Fire clear heat and generate fluids clear Lung Heat clear Stomach Heat encourage rash to surface clear heat and promote urination clear heat, relieve irritability and stop vomitingHaiying Liu, Nongxue Qiu, Huihuang Ding, Ruiqi Yao. “Polyphenols contents and antioxidant capacity of 68 Chinese herbals suitable for medical or food uses”, Food Research International, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-370.China Pharmacopoeia Committee. (2000). Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (Vol. 1). Beijing: China Chemical Industry Press. Contraindications: Spleen//Stomach Deficient Cold Dosage: 5-10 qian (15-30 grams) up to 20 qian (60 grams) Notes back to: ../Qing Re Xia Huo/ ../TCM Materia Medica/