Single Herb Glossary
Cōng Bái 蔥白
| Pharmaceutical name | Allii fistulosi Bulbus scallion, spring onion |
| Category | Warm, Acrid, Release the Exterior |
| Key Properties | Lightweight Releases Ext Unblocks yang qi |
| Properties | Acrid Warm |
| Tropism | LU, ST |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Release Exterior, induce Sweating (early stage) 2) Disperses Cold & Unblock Yang (nasal congestion) 3) Resolves Toxicity & Disperse Clumps (sores/abscess) |
| Dosages | 3-9 g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | Profuse sweating due to Exterior Deficiency Incompatible with honey (for internal use) and with Chang Shan (Rhizoma Dichroae) |
| Contraindications (Western) | |
| Chemical Composition | Essential oils (allicin, disulfides, polysulfides, dipropyldisulfide, dipropyltrisulfide, allylpropyl disulfide, s-methylpropane trisulfonate), thiaheterocycles, s-allylmercaptocysteine, s-methylmercaptocysteine, s-propenyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide, cycloalliin |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Antibiotic: inhibitory influence in vitro against Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Staphylococcus spp., • Streptococcus spp., and Shigella spp., and dermatomyces • Others: antipyretic, diuretic, and expectorant effects |
| Herb-Drug Interactions | Incompatible with Chang Shan (Rhizoma Dichroae) |
| Classical Formula(s) |
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