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Physochlaina infundibularis, Hua Shan Shen 华山参

Hua Shan Shen, Lou Dou Pao Nang Cao (TCM)
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Physochlaina orientalis
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 1823

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Physochlaina praealta
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine
, 1851
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Physochlaina physoloides
(Photo by Nina Filippova, edited) (Wikimedia)

Botanical name:
Physochlaina infundibularis (China);
P. physoloides (syn. P. dahurica, P. lanosa, Hyoscyamus physaloides) is used in Mongolia.
In India, Physochlaina praealta is used similarly.

Parts used:
Root

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry. Bitter. Toxic

Uses:
1. Stops Cough and Wheezing:
-Cough, Wheezing, Asthma

2. Calms the Mind, Eases Pain:
-Palpitations, Insomnia (Chinese Pharmacopoeia)
-Sexual dysfunction related to nervousness or stress
-used as a narcotic to ease pain

3. Clears Heat and Poison:
-Anthrax, Encephalitis (Mongolian Medicine)
-Tumors


DOSE:
100–200mg

COMMENT:
Contains atropine and hyoscyamine

SUBSTITUTE:
Henbane

Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Physochlaina with Licorice

Cautions:
1. Toxic in overdose. Overdose may cause intoxication due to hyoscyamine content.
2. Contraindicated in Glaucoma
3. Avoid during Pregnancy
4. Not used in patients with marked Prostatomegaly.

Main Preparations used:

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