Single Herb Glossary
Hú Lú Bā 胡蘆巴
| Pharmaceutical name | Trigonellae Semen fenugreek seed, trigonella "foreign reed" |
| Category | Tonify Yang |
| Key Properties | Fortifies Primal yang Drives out Cold & Dampness from LJ Treats pain from cold-type bulging dis |
| Properties | Bitter Warm |
| Tropism | KD |
| Actions & Indications | 1) Warms Kidneys, Disperses Dampness & Cold, and Alleviates Pain (Abdominal distention, Shan disorder) |
| Dosages | 4.5-9g |
| Contraindications (TCM) | CI: Damp-Heat or Heat from Yin Def |
| Contraindications (Western) | Caution during pregnancy, has emmenagogic effect (promotoes menstruation) |
| Chemical Composition | Teigonelline, choline, diosgenin, yamogenin, tigogenin, neotigogenin, sitogenin, vitexin, saponaretin, vitexin-7-glucoside, orientin, isoorientin, vicenin I, vicenin, cholesterol, 4-hydroxyisoleucin, galactomannan, laueic acid, carpaine |
| Pharmacological Effects | • Antidiabetic: galactomannan lowers blood glucose levels |
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