Stemona root (Baibu)
Stemona sessilifolia Miq. (Fam. Stemonaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Stemonae
Botanical Name: 1. Stemona
sessilifolia Miq.; 2. Stemona
japonica (Bl.) Miq.; 3. Stemona
tuberosa Lour. (Fam. Stemonaceae)
Common Name: Stemona root, sessile
stemona root, Japanese stemona root.
Source of Earliest Record: Mingyi Bielu.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots are dug in spring or autumn. After the fibrous
roots have been removed, the roots are cleaned and put into boiling water. Then
they are dried in the sun and cut into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Sweet, bitter
and neutral.
Meridian: Lung.
Functions: 1. To moisten the lungs and
stop cough; 2. To kill lice and parasites.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Cough in common cold. Stemona root
(Baibu) is used with Platycodon root (Jiegeng), Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and
Aster root (Ziwan).
2. Whooping cough. Stemona root (Baibu)
is used with Glehnia root (Beishashen), Tendrilled fritillary bulb (Chuanbeimu)
and Swallowwort rhizome (Baiqian).
3. Lice of the head or body. The herb is
made into a 20% tincture, or a 50% decoction used as an external wash.
4. Cough due to tuberculosis. Stemona
root (Baibu) is used with Ophiopogon root (Maidong) and Fresh rehmannia root
(Shengdihuang).
5. Pinworm. The 30-ml 100% decoction as
an enema before sleep, daily for five days.
Dosage: 5-10 g, decocted in water for an oral dose. Appropriate amount
for external use.
Precautions: None noted.
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