Key Characteristics: expectorant, carminative, stimulant, analgesic
Properties:
spicy, hot
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs, Stomach
Actions:
- It dispels phlegm, stops cough, warms lungs, for body and joint pain, treats watery, oozing, chronic sores (yin boils) warms center, improves digestion
- externally oil or plaster relieves pain, tension
- contraindicated in any heated condition