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Ting Li Zi #1207

Pin Ying Name: Ting Li Zi

Chinese Name: 葶藶子

English Name: Lepidium Seed

Latin Name: Lepidium Apetalum

Herbs that Transform Phlegm and Stop Coughing: Herbs that Relieve Cough and Wheezing (Anti-Asthmatics)
Category
Properties
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Bitter
Very Cold
Cold
Lung
Bladder
Large Intestine
3-10g
Actions & Indications
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage

Drains the Lungs, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing

  • Phlegm accumulation or Lung Heat with wheezing or cough with copious sputum and a gurgling sound in the throat

Circulates water and reduces edema

  • Lung and Bladder Qi Obstruction with facial edema, or fluid accumulation in the chest or abdomen with urinary difficulty
Contraindications
  • Contraindicated for those with cough and wheezing due to Lung Qi Deficiency (unless combined with Qi tonics).
  • Contraindicated for those with edema due to Spleen Qi Deficiency (unless combined with Qi tonics).
  • Contraindicated for those with urinary dysfunction from Bladder Qi Deficiency (unless combined with Qi tonics).
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.