Key Characteristics: Disperses wind heat: fever, headache, sore throat, and coughing
Properties:
Sweet, bitter, cold
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Liver, Lungs
Actions:
- Calms the liver and clears the eyes: for eye problem with liver heat from excess, wind heat or yin deficiency also for vertigo due to liver yang rising with red, sore, dry or painful eyes or spots in front of the eyes;
- Clears the Lungs and moisten dryness: dryness with cough, dry mouth or Lu heat with thick, yellow sputum;
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding: for mild cases of vomiting of blood, due to heat in the blood.