The efficacy and effects of Belamcanda chinensis

Belamcanda chinensis is the dried rhizome of the plant Belamcanda chinensis, belonging to the Iridaceae family. It has a bitter taste and cold nature, and enters the lung and liver meridians. Belamcanda chinensis possesses various medicinal properties and effects, including clearing heat and detoxifying, eliminating phlegm, and relieving sore throat.

1. Clearing Heat and Detoxifying: Belamcanda chinensis acts on the lung meridian to clear heat and reduce fire toxicity. It can be used to treat conditions such as accumulation of heat-toxin and phlegm-fire, sore and swollen throat, excessive phlegm, as well as symptoms like feverish disorders with thirst, cough, and wheezing.

2. Eliminating Phlegm: Belamcanda chinensis helps resolve phlegm, making it easier to expel, thereby alleviating symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath.

3. Soothing the Throat: By acting on the lung and liver meridians, Belamcanda chinensis benefits the throat and can be used to treat sore and swollen throat, throat obstruction, and laryngeal wind.