Key Characteristics: excels at directing qi downward to alleviate all types of cough, particularly chronic and deficient types
Properties:
sweet, bitter, slightly warm
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Lungs
Actions:
- moisten Lungs and stop cough for acute and chronic cough, especially for cough from deficiency including yin deficiency
- expels parasite, kills lice, topically tincture or decoction for head, body lic, fleas, a wash for bacterial vaginosis, nightly retained enema for pinworm