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Chinese green onion (Congbai)
Pharmaceutical Name: Bulbus Allii Fistulosi
Botanical Name: Allium fistulosum L.
Common Name: Allium bulb, Wild scallion,
Chinese green onion
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The fresh, white bulb is gathered
in any season.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridians: Lung and stomach
Functions:
1. To release the exterior and cause sweating;
2. To disperse cold by invigorating yang-qi;
3. To alleviate toxins
Indications & Combinations:
1. Initial stage of wind-cold exterior syndrome
(the very early stage of common cold). Chinese
green onion (Congbai) is used with Fresh ginger
(Shengjiang) and Prepared soybean (Douchi).
2. Abdominal pain due to stagnation of qi
by cold, or retention of urine due to dysfunction
of qi of the urinary bladder. The heated Chinese
green onion (Congbai) is used for external
application on the umbilicus.
3. Boils, carbuncles, ulceration and skin
disease. The mashed Chinese green onion (Congbai)
can be mixed with honey and applied to the
affected area.
Dosage: 3-10 g
Cautions & Contraindications: This herb
should not be taken with honey. |
