Hou Zao猴枣
Calculus Macacae MulattaeRhesus Macaque Bezoar
Also known asMacaque Stone · Monkey Beozar
- Category
- Herbs that transform Phlegm and stop cough
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- bitter, salty
- Channels entered
- Heart, Lung, Liver, Gallbladder
- Dosage
- 0.3–1 g
Usual doses
- Powder
- 0.3–1 g
Actions & indications
- Dislodges Phlegm, cools Heat, extinguishes Wind, calms fright, settles convulsions, calms asthma and resolves toxicity
- Phlegm-Fire Clogging the Lungs, coughing, wheezing, sore throat and pharyngitis
- Liver Wind Stirring Internally with convulsions, epilepsy, childhood convulsions
- Phlegm Confusing the Heart Orifices
- Wind-Stroke
- Clears Heat, Resolves toxicity, calms wheezing, transforms Phlegm, resolves swelling and softens hardness
- Scrofula, Phlegm nodules, carbuncles and suppurating sores due to Phlegm-Fire
Contraindications
- Contraindicated in the absence of Excess Heat.
- Contraindicated in Cold-Phlegm.
Notes
- It is regarded as almost sage-like in its capacity to clear Phlegm-Heat.
- It is now regarded as an obsolete substance.
- Rather than being decocted, it is typically used on its own, taken internally as a powder or mixed with vinegar for topical application.
- Both this herb and Calculus Bovis Niu Huang are bezoars with similar properties: both dislodge Phlegm, control spasms, cool Heat, and resolve toxicity. This herb's primary strength is dislodging Phlegm, whereas Niu Huang is superior for controlling spasms, cooling Heat, and resolving toxicity; Niu Huang also cools the Blood and opens the Orifices.