Zhu Ru [1]

Sweet and slightly cold

Lung, stomach and gall bladder

1. To clear heat and resolve phlegm;
2. To relieve irritability and stop vomiting

1. Cough due to heat in the lungs manifested as cough with yellow thick sputum, Bamboo shavings (Zhu Ru [3]) is used with Scutellaria root (Huang Qin [4] ) anb Trichosanthes fruit (Gua Lou [5]).
2. Mind disturbed by phlegm-heat manifested is irritability, insom-nia, palpitations, stifling sensation in the chest and cough with yellow sputum, Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) is used with Immature bitter orange (Zhishi (BL52) [6]), Tangerine peel (Chen Pi [7]) and poria (Fu Ling [8]) in the formula Wendan Tang.
3. Nausea and vomiting caused by heat the stomach. Bamboo shavings (Zhuru) is used with Coptis root (Huang Lian [9]), Tangerine peel (Chenpi) pinellia tuber (Ban Xia [10]) and fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang [11])

6-10 g