Bai+Fu+Zi+(Typhonium)

[[image:http://www.plumdragonherbs.com/catalog/images/BaiFuZi1.jpg width="341" height="318" align="right"]]Bai Fu Zi (Typhonium) ["Processed White Appendage"]
Category: Transform phlegm (heat) Nature : Warm, **Toxic** Flavors: Acrid, Sweet Channels: SP, ST, LR

Functions: Dry damp & resolve phlegm; Eliminate both internal & external wind to relieve convulsion; Clean toxin & disperse stagnation of phlegm; **Raises & Acrid dispersing** Indications: 1. **Deviation of the mouth & eyes** in wind-stroke, tetanus, dizziness, migraine due to **wind-phlegm** **[in the face]** (Bell's Palsy) 2. Snake bite or masses due to phlegm, **Numbness/pain in joints - nodules** 3. **Guides other Herbs upward**

Dosage: 3-5g. for decoction; 0.5-1g. for powder Contra: Contraindicated during pregnancy, and in wind due to Yin def., Blood def., or extreme heat