Key Characteristics: cools and transforms phlegm-heat, moistens the Intestines, directs turbid phlegm downward
Properties:
sweet, cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Lungs, Stomach
Actions:
- clear heat transform phlegm heat, for heat cough, thick sputum, difficult expectorate
- expands the chest and dissipates nodules, for accumulation in chest, constricting pain, diaphragmatic pressure, painful obstruction in chest, lungs and breasts