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清热药 · Heat-clearing

Blackberry Lily Rhizome shè gān · 射干

Belamcanda chinensis (accepted name Iris domestica)

Nature and flavour. Bitter, cold; Lung system.

Classed as clearing heat and relieving toxicity, dissolving phlegm and benefiting the throat. It is the standard traditional herb for painful, obstructed throat with phlegm-heat and for the noisy breathing described as rattling phlegm.

性味归经。苦,寒;归肺经。

归类为清热解毒、消痰利咽。传统用于痰热壅盛所致咽喉肿痛、声音不利与痰鸣气喘。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Bitter and cold — not for people with cold digestion or loose stools. Safety in pregnancy is not established, so it is treated as a herb to avoid there. As with other wild-collected rhizomes, correct identification matters; different Iris-family rhizomes have been encountered as substitutes.

苦寒,脾胃虚寒、大便溏泄者不宜。妊娠期安全性未确立,按惯例应避免使用。与其他野生采集的根茎类一样,品种鉴别要紧,市场上曾见鸢尾科其它根茎充作射干。

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