Nature

Warm and toxic

Flavor

Pungent

Channels

Lung, Spleen and Stomach

Daily dose

5-9 g

Tendency

Descending

Actions

• Drains Damp-Cold
• Transforms Phlegm
• Descends Lung-Qi and Stomach-Qi
• Tonifies and harmonizes Spleen
• Stops hemorrhages

Applications

• Abdominal and chest fullness
• Cough with sputum
• Digestive disorders
• Vomiting
• Bloody sputum
• Hemorrhages
• Blood in stools
• Eczemas
• Burns
• Mastitis
• Back abscesses
• Carbuncles
• Ulcers
• Boils

Contraindications

• Heat syndromes
• Yin deficiency

Formulas

• Xiao Qing Long Tang
• Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
• Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
• Er Cheng Tang
• Wen Dan Tang
• Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
• Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
• Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
• Wen Jing Tang
• Bao He Wan