Nature

Cool

Taste

Bitter, slightly pungent, slightly sour

Channels

Liver, Heart, Gall Bladder

Daily dose

6-15 g

Tendency

Ascending

Actions and indications

• Clears toxic Heat from the Upper Burner.
• Clears Wind-Heat.
• Clears masses.
• Clears Fire.
• Regulates Qi
• Dispels Blood stasis

Applications

• Sore throat
• Headache
• Pharyngitis
• Laryngitis
• Flu
• High fever
• Mental confusion and delirium
• Abscesses
• Nodules
• Ulcers

Contraindications

• Spleen and Stomach deficiency
• Empty-Cold

Formulas

• Sang Yu Jin
• Yin Qiao San
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
• Qing Ying Tang
• Bao He Wan