1 TASTE
Sweet and cold
2 MERIDIANS
Lung and large intestine
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To clear heat in the lungs and promote the dispersing function of qi in lungs; 2. To moisten the intestines and move feces
4 INDICATIONS
1. Failure of lung qi to disperse, resulting in accumulation of heat in the lungs manifested as sore throat, coarse voice, cough with yellow, thick and sticky sputum and sputum difficult to expectorate. Boat sterculia seed (Pang Da Hai [3]) is used with Platycodon root (Jie Geng [4]), Cicada slough (Chan Tui [5]), Mentha (Bo He [6]) and Licorice root (Gan Cao [7]). The herb can also be used alone in boiled water as tea.2. Constipation due to accumulation of heat. Boat sterculia seed (Pangdahai) is used alone in boiled water as tea, or it is combined with other herbs that move stool.
5 DOSAGE
3-5 g (The dosage for powder form should be halved
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