Cong Bai
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Other Names : Bulbus Allii, Scallion, Spring Onion, Chinese Green Onion, Chive, Alium
See also : Onion
Special Precautions of Cong Bai
- Contraindicated for those with exterior Deficiency with profuse sweat (Tai Yang Zhong Feng).
- Use with caution for those with Yin Deficiency and Yang Excess.
- Large doses can produce gastric irritation, hemorrhoids, headache and fever.
- Over use can injure the beard and head hair and cause confusion due to Yin Deficiency with deficient Heat rising upward.
- Incompatible with Honey Feng Mi internally.
- Incompatible with dates internally.
- Incompatible with Rx. Dichroa Chang Shan.
Health Benefits and uses of Cong Bai are
Herbs That Release the Exterior: Warm, Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior (Wind-Cold Diaphoretics)
- Releases the exterior and induces sweating : Wind-Cold especially very early stages
- Disperses Cold and unblocks Yang
- Abdominal pain due to blockage of Yang Qi by Cold
- Nasal congestion and pain due to blockage of Yang Qi by Cold
- Relieves toxicity and disperses clumps : Toxic sores and abscesses (topical)
- Kills parasites : Abdominal pain due to Intestinal parasites