Key Characteristics: acrid for opening, slippery for directing rebellious qi downward, and bitter for drying; best used for thin phlegm or dampness as well as rebellious stomach qi
Properties:
acrid, warm
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs, Stomach, Spleen
Actions:
- dries dampness, transform phlegm, rebellious qi to descend, cough with copious sputum, especially phlegm due to dampness of Spleen
- harmonizes the St stop vomiting, lingering phlegm in Stomach rebels upwards, causing nausea and vomiting
- dissipates nodules and reduces distention, distention or pain due to phlegm in chest, phlegm nodules neck, obstruction by phlegm anywhere body