Nature
Cold
Taste
Sweet
Channels
Lungs, Stomach and Gall Bladder
Daily dose
5-10 g
Tendency
Descending
Actions
- Stops vomiting
- Eliminates Heat
- Cools the Blood
- Transforms Dampness
- Stops cough
- Descends Qi
Applications
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Irritability
- Oppression
- Restlessness
- Cough with difficult-to-expectorate phlegm
- Blood in sputum
Contraindications
- Food stagnation due to Cold in the Stomach