zhu li

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竹沥·Succus Bambusae

Bamboo Sap

About zhu li

Zhu Li (竹沥) is the sap driven out of heated bamboo, recorded as Succus Bambusae. It is sweet in flavour and cold in temperature, entering the Heart, Lung and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that cool and transform Phlegm-Heat.

Names

Pinyin	zhu li
Chinese	竹沥
Latin Name	Succus Bambusae
English Name	Bamboo Sap·Bamboo Sap (Dried)
Japanese	chikureki
Korean	jukryeok

Classification

Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm Heat
Channels: Lung, Stomach, Heart
Flavour: Sweet
Temperature: Cold
Family: Gramineae
Species: Bambusa Tuldoides|Sinocalamus beecheyanus|pubescens
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and penetrates the channels

Fainting, hemiplegia or paralysed hands and feet when Phlegm blocks the orifices of the Heart
Wind-Stroke with loss of speech, sudden unconsciousness, clenched jaw or seizures
Convulsions in children

Transforms Phlegm-Heat and stops cough

Cough from Phlegm-Heat, as a strong supporting herb
Thick, sticky yellow sputum with a congested, stifling chest

Combinations

sheng jiang
Coma and related signs of Turbid Phlegm blocking the Heart Orifices, and Wind-Stroke, in large amounts (fresh juice, fed through the nose if needed)
gua lou + pi pa ye
Lung Phlegm-Heat with a stifling chest and cough with sticky yellow sputum
jiang zhi
Phlegm-Heat obstructing the Lungs. Wind-Stroke with Phlegm surging up. Withdrawal-mania from Phlegm-Heat
an gong niu huang wan
Meningitis or epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis with nausea, vomiting and high fever
sheng jiang + sang zhi + hong hua + chi shao + chuan xiong + dang gui wei + tao ren + chuan shan jia + di long + dan nan xing + gou teng + gua lou + zhi ban xia
Cerebral embolism causing hemiplegia
yu jin + tian zhu huang + shi chang pu + yuan zhi + xiang fu + dai zhe shi + dan nan xing + huang lian + huang qin + da huang
Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat presenting as disorientation, shouting or aggression, spells of laughing and crying, odd behavior and talking to oneself

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 30-60g; Cough: 9-15g	30-60 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Cough from Cold, for example with copious clear or white sputum that is worse for cold
contraindication Loose stools from Spleen deficiency, which this cold, slippery liquid makes looser still
contraindication Cold Phlegm
contraindication Damp Phlegm
contraindication Phlegm arising from food or drink
caution Not for self-care: loss of consciousness, seizures and Wind-Stroke with loss of speech are medical emergencies that need conventional emergency care
caution Being a liquid in bottles, it depends more than a dried herb does on good sourcing, preservation and shelf life

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