Bi Cheng Qie

Bulbus/Tuber Eleocharis

Water Chestnut

Phlegm-Transforming

About this herb

The familiar crunchy aquatic tuber, used to clear heat and resolve phlegm.

PinyinBi Cheng Qie

Chinese荸荠

Latin (pharmaceutical)Bulbus/Tuber Eleocharis

EnglishWater Chestnut

CategoryPhlegm-Transforming

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