Gua Lou Usages and Indications

• Clears heat and transforms phlegm-heat - for heat-induced coughs with sputum that is thick and difficult to expectorate.
• Expands the chest and dissipates nodules - constriction, pain, lung abscesses, breast abscesses.
• The peel, Gua Lou Pi, clears and transforms phlegm heat - dissipates nodules, regulates qi - dry cough, throat, cough, difficult to expectorate sputum.

Cautions and Contraindications

• Incompatible with Wu Tou.
All Cautions

Dosage and Preparation Notes For Gua Lou

• Dosage: 9-30g

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Our database contains 1 TCM Formula where Gua Lou is generally used

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• Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan -Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill (Treat Phlegm)

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