Buddha’s hand fruit is the Chinese herbal medicine Buddha’s hand, can be decocted with Chen Pi, half-summer and other traditional Chinese medicines to relieve coughs and resolve phlegm, the general dosage of 3 to 10g, but the specific use of the doctor’s advice should be followed.
Buddha’s hand is the dried fruit of Buddha’s hand of the Rutaceae family, with pungent, bitter and sour taste, warm nature, and belongs to the liver, spleen, stomach and lung meridians, it has the effect of dredging the liver and regulating the qi, harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain, and drying dampness and resolving phlegm (expelling dampness by drying dampness and resolving phlegm).
Foshan can be used to treat stagnant liver and stomach qi, distension and pain in the chest and ribs, stomach and epigastric plumpness (stomach fullness and discomfort), poor appetite and vomiting, as well as coughing and phlegm.
Buddha’s hand bitter warm dry dampness and phlegm, pungent aroma to move Qi, so the treatment of damp phlegm cough, phlegm chest congestion, more and more with Chen Pi, half-summer, decoction of soup for internal use, the general dosage of about 3 to 10g, is conducive to relieving cough and phlegm. However, the specific combination, usage, dosage should be determined by the doctor according to the condition, physical fitness and so on.
The adverse effects and contraindications of Forsythia are not clear. In order to better utilize the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines, it is recommended to use Chinese herbal medicines under the guidance of a doctor’s diagnosis, and not to blindly use or combine Chinese herbal medicines alone.