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Ban Xia (Cold Phlegm) Pinellia ternate. | Slt. toxic, dries damp (SP & LU) profuse sputum and cough, harmonize SP/ST, stop vomit, dissipate nodules T=white, greasy coat P=slippery, soggy |
Tian Nan Xing (Cold Phlegm) Arisaema consaguineum. "jack-in-the-pulpit" | toxic, expectorant, analgesic, anti-convulsant, anti-tumor, dries damp (cough w/ sputum) dispel wind (convulsions) LV wind w/ phlegm (from channels too) Bell's Palsy, Traumatic injuries **No preggo, yin xu mostly used externally but internal with Ginger |
Dan Nan Xing (Cold Phlegm) Arisaema consaguineum. | toxic, prepared with bile (to emulsify phlegm) dispel wind and phlegm, **Infantile Convulsions, stroke, facial paralysis, **caution in preggo |
Bai Fu Zi (Cold Phlegm) Typnonium giganteum. | toxic, wind-phlegm, convulsion, spasm, GUIDe to HEAD&FACE, *INfantile convulsion, post stroke, nodules, scrofula. *caution in preggo, yin xu T=thick coat |
Bai Jie Zi (Cold Phlegm) Brassica alba. "White Mustard Seed" | Warms LU phlegm, Reg. Qi (copious thin white sputum), ** SAFE herb, chronic Dz, phlegm cold in channels w/ joint pain, body ache, opens & relaxes the LU |
Xuan Fu Hua (Cold Phlegm) Inula japonica. | expectorant, anti-nausea, activates H2o circulation, dissolves phlegm in LU, descends qi and stop vomit (cold damp in ST/SP) ** use cheesecloth to prep |
Jie Geng (Hot Phlegm) Platycodon graniflorum. | OPens LU, dispel phlegm (TIGHT chest), Neutral -->good for hot or cold, Sore throat w/ phlegm cough, LU pus and abscess, raises qi (diarrhea,hemorrhoids) Guides to throat & LU ** counteracts Long Dan Cao |
Chuan Bei Mu (Hot Phlegm) Fritillaria cirhosa. | $$$ Whooping Cough, expectorant, chronic dry cough, BIG FISH= yin xu cough, nodules, can be used in KIDS |
Zhe Bei Mu (Hot Phlegm) Fritillaria thunbergii. | dissolve phlegm, stop cough. strong SEDATING fxn for XS, good for LU yin Xu, classic in cough syrup, nodules, bronchitis, ** raw unprocessed herb is toxic and never used internally |
Gua Lou Shi (Hot Phlegm) Tricosanthes kirilowii. | dissolve phlegm, moisten dryness, moistens to help expectorate stuck mucus, good for INFANTS, reg. qi and expand chest, Heat below HT, nodules, moisten intestines |
Gua Lou Ren (Hot Phlegm) | Hypothyroid, lubricates intestines more than Gua Lou Shi, goof for LU heat constipation |
Gua Lou Pi (Hot Phlegm) | cough w/ LU heat and congestion, best plant part for antineoplastic |
Tian Zhu Huang (Hot Phlegm) Bambusa textilis. | Clears heat & phlegm, cools HT, stops convulsions, **Infantile Convulsions, mental disturbance, BIG FISH= mental dist. childhood seizure, hard to digest w/ Sheng Jiang juice |
Zhu Ru (Hot Phlegm) Bambusa breviflora. "Bamboo Shavings" | cough --> LU heat, VERY COOLING, XS heat, XU heat, Hot phlegm, GB fire, GB->ST = MJ disharmony, cools blood, BIG FISH=vomiting T=yellow greasy coat |
Zhu Li (Hot Phlegm) Bambusa breviflora. "Bamboo Sap" | penetrates channels to clear hot phlegm, stops cough (w/ small amount) Phlegm obstructing HT and sense organs, fainting, paralysis of limbs, hemiplegia |
Hai Zao (Hot Phlegm) Sargassum pallidum. "Seaweed" | Hypothyroid / Goitre, scrofula = LV fire drying body fluids + phlegm, Goiter=phlegm accum. thyroid, lymphadenitis, reduce swelling, anti-coag, lowers cholesterol, caution in SP/ST xu |
Kun Bu (Hot Phlegm) Laminaria japonica. "Kelp" | hypothyroid, goiter, enlarged thryoid, palpable masses, hyper or hypothyroid, Kun Bu and Hai Zao together for obesity, hypothyroid |
Luo Han Guo (Hot Phlegm) Momordica grosemori. | LU yin xu and LU dryness, VERY moistening, chronic cough, dry throat, acute or chronic tonsilitis, Generate body fluids, SUMMERHEAT TEA |