Category
Tonify the Qi
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Maltosum
English Name
Dosage
15-60g
Entering Channels
LU
Flavor
sweet
Temperature
slightly warm
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:
- Tonifies the Qi and moistens the fluids.
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with damp-heat, phlegm-heat, or childhood nutritional impairment.
Actions & Indications:
- Tonifies the Spleen and augments the qi: for overexertion that injures the Spleen with shortness of breath and reduced appetite.
- Tonifies the middle burner qi and alleviates pain: for abdominal pain due to cold from deficiency of the middle burner accompanied by excessive salivation, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a deep, slow pulse.
- Moistens the Lungs and stops coughs: for dry, nonproductive coughs with labored, slow breathing, and a weak voice due to Lung deficiency.
