Key Characteristics: disperses wind, unblocks the orifices, removes painful obstruction, eliminates damp qi from the skin, treats sores
Properties:
sweet, bitter, warm toxic
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs
Actions:
- Disperses wind and dispel dampness, or skin disorder with itching; -for any nasal or sinus problem with thick, viscous discharge and related headache
- Dispels exterior wind, auxiliary herb for exterior wind headache radiating to the back of neck