LU, ST - (3-9g)
Bai Zhi (White Bird - bai=white, zhi sounds like bird)
The little white bird opened his nasal passages
and smelled pain on the wind.
On the earth below he spied a crying old
woman who was suffering from purulent sores
and luekorrhea. "Let me get her some Bai
Zhi to help dry damp and alleviate
her discharge", thought the bird.
After the bird fetched the Bai Zhi for the old lady he warned her that overuse could cause (cc: blood or yin deficiency) and advised (cc: caution if pus drains smoothly from sores)
Explanation of Key Words in this story... |
|
| nasal passages... pain... wind | expels wind and damp... alleviates pain |
| crying... purulent sores | reduces swelling, expels pus |
| dry damp... alleviate her discharge | dries dampness, alleviates discharge |
Bai Zhi Actions and Indications
- Expels wind; opens the nasal passages; alleviates pain (blocked nasal passages; pain along yangming channel on the face (supraorbital pain, toothache); external wind-cold with headache; any problem due to wind invading yangming channel of head, wind-cold or wind-heat when combined with other herbs)
- Reduce swelling; expels pus (purulent infection of superficial area; furuncles, carbuncles: combine with clear heat herbs)
- Dries Damp; Alleviates discharge (leukorrhea, usually due to damp-cold in the lower jiao: or can treat damp-heat leukorrhea with appropriate combination)
- (cc: blood or yin deficiency)
- (cc: caution if pus drains smoothly from sores)
-
Other Notes:
- Bai Zhi is a headache analgesic guiding to Yangming channels, but overdose can cause high blood pressure, slowed heart rate, increased depth of respiration, vomiting, and in severe cases can cause seizures and convulsions.
The information on this web site is provided as is, without any warranty expressed or implied.
Copyright 2007 - 2024 Square Root Computers Inc