bai bu

百部·Radix Stemonae

Stemona Root

About bai bu

Bai Bu (百部) is the root of stemona, recorded as Radix Stemonae. It is sweet and bitter in flavour, slightly warm, and enters the Lung channel alone.

Names

Pinyinbai bu
Chinese百部
Latin NameRadix Stemonae
English NameStemona Root
Japanesehyakubu
Koreanbaekbu

Classification

Channels
Lung
Flavour
Sweet, Bitter
Temperature
Slightly Warm
Part used
Root
Family
stemonaceae
Species
Stemona Sessilifolia|Stemona Japonica
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Moistens the Lungs and stops cough

  • Cough and wheezing, acute or chronic, especially from deficiency including Yin deficiency
  • Cough of any kind, Hot or Cold, Excess or deficient
  • Long-standing cough from deficiency, including the wasting cough seen in tuberculosis-type patterns
  • Bronchitis

Kills parasites and lice

  • Lice of the head or body, and fleas, applied to the skin
  • Pinworms, given as an enema held overnight
  • Spider bites, applied as a paste
  • Bacterial vaginosis, used as a wash
  • Parasitic itching of the skin, used externally

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 3-12g; Tincture: 2-4ml; Intestinal parasites: 30-60g internally for 3-4days3-12 g2-4 ml

Cautions

Prepared forms (2)

bai bu Mi Zhi

百部·Radix Stemonae - Honey Fried

Bai bu mi zhi (百部炙) is the honey-fried form of bai bu, the root of stemona supplied as Radix Stemonae. The catalogue files it among the substances that transform Phlegm and stop coughing, and records it as entering the Lung channel.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows bai bu.

zhi bai bu Zhi

百部·Radix Stemonae Preparata

Zhi bai bu (百部) is the processed root of stemona, a Stemonaceae species recorded as Radix Stemonae Preparata. The catalogue records it on the Lung channel, and holds no category or actions for it.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows bai bu.