Pi Pa

枇杷

Name

Pi Pa (Loquat fruit)

Property

Sweet, sour, cool; spleen, liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Moisten the lung, direct qi downward, relieve thrist.

Indications

Cough and asthma due to lung-heat, polydipsia, vomiting.

Dosage and administration

Eat it directly or decoct in water, 30~60 g.

Cations

Don’t take too much a time. It is contraindicated in case of spleen deficiency.