Category
Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Trichosanthis Semen
English Name
Dosage
9-15g
Entering Channels
LI
Flavor
salty
Temperature
cold
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with a weak, deficient Spleen and either nausea or loose stools.
Actions & Indications:
- Clears and transforms phlegm-heat cough: Both cools and moistens. Especially useful for cough with chest pain and thick, difficult-to-expectorate sputum.
- Expands the chest: for accumulation of phlegm in the chest leading to a stifling sensation, pain or diaphragmatic pressure.
- Moistens the Intestines: for dry constipation, especially when it appears in a pattern of Lung heat with dry mouth, thirst, and irritability.
- Promotes healing of sores: used adjunctively for breast abscess and swelling as well as sores that have not yet suppurated.
