Pi Pa Ye [1]

1 TASTE
Bitter and neutral

2 MERIDIANS
Lung and stomach

3 FUNCTIONS
1. To resolve phlegm and stop cough; 2. To conduct rebellious qi downward and stop vomiting

4 INDICATIONS
1. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough and asthma. Loquat leaf (Pi Pa Ye [3]) is sued with Mullberry bark (Sang Bai Pi [4]), Swallowwort rhizome (Bai Qian [5]) and Platycodon root (Jie Geng [6]).2. Heat in the stomach manifested as nausea and vomiting, Loquat leaf (PiPaye) is used with Bamboo shavings (Zhu Ru [7]) and Reed root (Lungen).

5 DOSAGE
10-15 g