Reed
root (Lugen)
Pharmaceutical Name : Rhizoma Phragmitis
Botanical Name : Phragmites communis Trin.
Common Name : Phragmites, Reed root
Source of Earliest Record : Mingyi Bielu
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The rhizomes are dug at the
end of spring, in the beginning of summer
or in autumn. After the fibrous roots have
been removed, the skin is peeled off and cleaned
and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Sweet and cold
Functions:
1. To clear heat and relieve irritability;
2. To promote the production of body fluids
and relieve thirst;
3. To stop vomiting
Meridians: Lung and stomach
Indications & Combinations:
1. Febrile diseases manifested as thirst,
irritability and fever. Reed root (Lugen)
is used with Gypsum (Shigao), Ophiopogon root
(Maidong) and Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen).
2. Heat in the stomach with vomiting and
belching. Reed root (Lugen) is used with the
juice of Fresh ginger (Shengjiang), Bamboo
shavings (Zhuru) and Loquat leaf (Pipaye).
3. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough,
expectoration of thick, yellow sputum and
pulmonary abscess. Reed root (Lugen) is used
with Honeysuckle flower (Jinyinhua), Houttuynia
(Yuxingcao) and Benincasa seed (Dongguaren).
Dosage: 15-30 g
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb should be used with caution in cases
with cold and deficient spleen and stomach. |
