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Pin Yin:
xuan fu hua
Common name: elecampagne
Botanical family: Compositae
Botanical name: 1, Inula japonica Thunb.; 2, I. britannica L.; 3, I. britannica L. var. chinensis (Rupr.) Regel; 4, I. linariaefolia Turcz.
Primary action: Transform Cold Phlegm
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi
Temperature: warm
Taste: bitter, acrid, toxic
Entering Channel: Lu, Sp, St, [LI, Lv]
Actions:
Lowers counterflow Lung Qi and expels Phlegm; used with wheezing and copious clear sputum.
Lowers counterflow Stomach Qi in conditions of Damp Cold Stomach or Spleen.
(See
Counterflow Qi;
Cold Phlegm Blocking Lungs;
Stomach Qi Stagnation;
Stomach Vacuity Cold;
Spleen Damp
.)
Indications: cough, nausea, vomiting, wheezing, focal distension,
chest oppression, belching
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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