Key Characteristics: unblocks collaterals, invigorates blood, transform phlegm
Properties:
sweet, neutral
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs, Stomach, Liver
Actions:
- reduces toxicity reduces swellings, for abscesses, toxic sores, breast abscesses and lumps, insufficient lactation
- for wind damp painful obstruction, sore chest, flanks pain, sore muscles, sinews, joints, traumatic injury
- expel phlegm, for cough due to heat in Lu with high fever, chest pain, difficulties to expectorate for children and adults