Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthes Root)
Latin Name: Radix Trichosanthis
Properties: bitter, slightly sweet, cold
Actions: drains heat, generates fluid, drains lung heat, moistens lung, transforms phlegm, dispels pus, relieves toxicity
Medical Indications: wasting and thirsting disorder, dry mouth, dry lips, dry tongue, cough with thick or blood streaked sputum, thirst, carbuncles, sores with swelling, redness, and pain, breast abscesses, hemorrhoids
Contraindications: not to be used during pregnancy, not to be used together with Fu Zi
Caution: to be used with Caution in cases of cold and spleen and stomach deficiency
Dosage: 9 to 15 grams
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