Trichosanthes Radix, Tian Hua Fen 天花粉
Tian Hua Fen (TCM)
Botanical name:
Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, slightly moist. Bitter, slightly Sweet.
Classification:
B. Clear Heat
Trichosanthes kirilowii, T. rosthornii
Parts used:
Root
Temperature & Taste:
Cold, slightly moist. Bitter, slightly Sweet.
Classification:
B. Clear Heat
Uses:
1. Clears Heat, Generates Fluids:
-used when Heat (during Fever) injures the fluids with dry mouth, thirst, irritability
-'Wasting and Thirsting Disorder' (overlaps Diabetes)
2. Clears Phlegm-Heat, Moistens Lungs:
-Phlegm-Heat Cough with thick, hard-to-clear Phlegm, or Blood-streaked Phlegm
3. Clears Heat and Toxin, Drains Pus:
-Abscess, especially Breast Abscess (both topically and internally)
DOSE:
10–15 grams
10–15 grams
Main Combinations:
1. Wasting and Thirsting, Trichosanthes Radix Tian Hua Fen with Anemarrhena Zhi Mu, Glehnia Sha Shen, Ophiopogon Mai Men Dong (as in Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang)
2. Phlegm-Heat Cough:
i. Trichosanthes Radix Tian Hua Fen with Fritillaria Bei Mu, Platycodon Jie Geng
ii. Trichosanthes Radix Tian Hua Fen with Pinellia Ban Xia, Scutellaria Huang Qin
3. Abscesses:
i. Trichosanthes Radix Tian Hua Fen with Lonicera Jin Yin Hua, Dandelion (Pu Gong Ying)
ii. Breast Abscess, Trichosanthes Radix Tian Hua Fen with Frankincense (Ru Xiang)
Cautions:
1. Use cautiously in those with weak digestion.
2. Incompatible with the Aconites
Main Preparations used:
1. Use cautiously in those with weak digestion.
2. Incompatible with the Aconites
Main Preparations used: