Category
Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Peucedani Radix
English Name
Dosage
3-9g
Entering Channels
LU
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
slightly 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:
- This is a bitter, draining herb and should not be used for cough due to fire from yin deficiency, or cough and wheezing associated with cold, thin mucus.
Actions & Indications:
- Directs qi downward and dispels phlegm: for cough or wheezing with thick sputum due to turbid clogging of the Lungs.
- Disperses and scatters wind-heat: for the exterior patterns of externally-contracted wind-heat with headache and cough. Most suitable when wind-heat constrains the Lungs.
