Key Characteristics: directs qi downward; assist the dissemenation of Lung qi, therby expelling external pathogens; directs fire downward, thereby dissolving phlegm
Properties:
bitter, acrid, slightly cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs
Actions:
- redirects the qi downwards, for coughing and wheezing with thick sputum due to heat in Lungs
- releases wind from exterior, for externally contracted wind heat or wind cold with coughing and copious sputum