1 TASTE
Pungent and warm
2 MERIDIANS
Lung
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To warm the lungs and resolve phlegm; 2. To invigorate qi circulation and disperse nodules; 3. To open the channels and stop pain
4 INDICATIONS
1. Lungs blocked by cold-phlegm manifested as cough with profuse, dilute and white sputum and stifling sensation in the chest. White mustard seed (Bai Jie Zi [3])is used with Peilla seed (Su Zi [4])and Radish seed (Lai Fu Zi [5])in the formula Sanzi Yangqing Tang.2. Retention of phlegm-damp in the chest and diaphragm manifested as distension and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region. White mustard seed (Baijiezi)is used with Kansui root (Gan Sui [6])and Peking spurge root (Da Ji [7])3. Channels and collaterals obstructed by phlegm-damp manifested as joint pain and numbness of the limbs. White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Myrrh(Mo Yao [8])and Costus root (Mu Xiang [9]).4. Yin carbuncles and swellings without discoloration of the skin. White mustard seed (Baijiezi) is used with Antler glue (Lujiaojiao), Cinnamon bark (Rou Gui [10])and Prepared rehmannia root (Shu Di Huang [11]) in the formula Yanghe Tang.
5 DOSAGE
3-10g
6 COUTIONS
This herb is contraindicated in cases with skin allergies.
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