Note: Top

Temperature: Slightly Cooling

Tastes: Spicy

Elements: Fire

Meridians: Lung, Stomach

Traditional Actions/Indications:

1. Cools and Transforms Phlegm
   Cough with difficult-to-expectorate yellow-green phlegm, chronic cough and wheezing, bronchitis and emphysema
   Sinus congestion
   Inflamed lymph nodes
2. Regulates Stomach Qi and resolves Food Stagnation
   Low appetite, indigestion, epigastric pain, bloating, flatulence
   Lack of energy and confidence, self doubt

Cautions: Narcotic in large doses. Avoid internal use and avoid in pregnancy.

These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently.