Traditional Chinese Medicine/Lu Gen

Name Means:
 * Lu-rush/reed
 * Gen-root/rhizome

English Name:
 * reed rhizome

Latin Name:
 * Rhizoma Phragmitis Communis

Taste & Temperature:
 * ../Gan-Sweet/
 * ../Han-Cold/

Channels:
 * Hand Tai Yin of Lung
 * Foot Yang Ming of Stomach

Actions & Indications:
 * Clear Heat & Drain Fire
 * clear heat and generate fluids
 * clear Lung Heat
 * clear Stomach Heat
 * encourage rash to surface
 * clear heat and promote urination
 * clear heat, relieve irritability and stop vomiting

Contraindications:
 * Spleen//Stomach Deficient Cold

Dosage:
 * 5-10 qian (15-30 grams)
 * up to 20 qian (60 grams)