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Health Benefits |
For: Cough • Cold • Flu • Bronchitis • COPD • Nasal congestion • Upper respiratory infection |
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Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Release the Exterior ⌕ Subcategory: Release Exterior Cold ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Release exterior • Expels phlegm • Stops cough • Alleviates chest congestion • Spreads lung qi • Fights lung wind-cold attacks |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue - Pulse - Face/other - |
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Properties |
Characteristics: Data adapted from product found online. |
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HERBS |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Gan Jiang • Ginger (Dried) • 干姜♠ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold
9 g |
Warm interior • Expel cold • Stop bleeding • Transform phlegm • Rescue devastated yang • Warm Middle Jiao • Warm lungs • Warm meridians |
Anticoagulant • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参♠ |
Tonify Qi
9 g |
Tonify yuan qi • Tonify lung qi • Tonify heart qi • Calms spirit • Stop thirst • Helps impotence • Treats qi collapse • Tonify Spleen • Generate fluid • Stop thirst • Strengthen anti-pathogenic qi |
adaptogen • anti-aging • anticoagulant • antiplatelet • antioxidant • antiplatelet • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术♣ |
Tonify Qi
9g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Bai Zhu is more Spleen focused while Cang Zhu is more for dampness |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草♣ |
Tonify Qi
9 g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gan Jiang: Pregnancy • Blood heat • Pregnancy • Bloody mucous • Night sweats • Unexplained sweating • Heat induced pain • Heat induce vomiting
Ren Shen: Autoimmune disorder • Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs |
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