Ba Dou

Ba Dou


  • Chineese Name: 巴豆
  • Pin Yin Name: Ba Dou
  • Latin Name: Fructus/Semen Crotonis Pulveratum
  • Natures: Hot
  • Taste: Sour, Acrid/Pungent
  • Chanels Entered: Lung, Stomach, Large Intestine
Downward-Draining (Purgative) Medicinals (Xie Xia Yao)
Drastic [Purging] Water-Expelling Medicinals (Jun Xia Zhu Shui Yao)
from 0,1 to 0,3
Purges and clears out through the bottom
Favors the feces
Purges the Water (drastic action)
Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
Disperses swellings (edemas)
Smoothens the throat
Expels pus
Expels pus (topic use)
Eliminates parasites (topic use)
Eliminates toxins (topic use)
Disperses swellings (tumefaction – topic use)