Chinese Green Onion (Congbai)
| Pharmaceutical Name: | Bulbus Allii Fistulosi |
| Botanical Name: | Allium fistulosum L. |
| Common Name: | Allium Bulb Wild Scallion Chinese Green Onion |
| Source of Earliest Record: | Shennong Bencao Jing |
| art Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: | The fresh, white bulb is gathered in any season. |
| Properties and Taste: | Pungent and warm |
| Meridian: | Lung and stomach |
| Functions: | To release the exterior and cause sweating To disperse cold by invigorating Yang-Qi To alleviate toxins |
| Indications and Combinations: | 1. Initial stage of wind-cold exterior syndrome (the very early stage of common cold). *Use with Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) and Prepared soybean (Douchi). 2. Abdominal pain due to stagnation of Qi of the urinary bladder. *The heated Chinese green onion (Congbai) is used for external application on the umbilicus. 3. Boils, carbuncles, ulceration and skin disease. *The mashed Chinese green onion (Congbai) can be mixed with honey and applied to the affected area. |
| Dosage: | 3-10 g |
| Cautions: | This herb should not be taken with honey. |