Key Characteristics: Enriches the yin, moistens dryness, drains fire, resolves toxicity, softens hardness, transforms phlegm-heat
Properties:
Salty, sweet, bitter, cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Kidneys, Liver, Lungs
Actions:
- clears heat and cools blood, used heat entered blood level, febrile diseases, causing bleeding, fever, dry mouth, a purplish tongue
- nourish yin: especially after a febrile disease with such symptoms as constipation and irritability
- drains fire relieves toxicity, for swollen red eyes, sore throat
- softens hardness and dissipates nodules, for neck lumps due to phlegm fire, sever throat pain and swelling