【Nature and flavor】Spicy, sweet, neutral.
[return through meridians] Returns to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians.
【Effects】It helps digestion and relieves bloating, reduces gas and resolves phlegm.
[Indications] It is used for food stagnation, abdominal distension and pain, constipation, diarrhea, phlegm and cough.
[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 5-12g.
[Contraindications] This product is pungent and dispersing, and consumes Qi, so it should be used with caution by those with Qi deficiency and those without food accumulation or phlegm stagnation. It should not be used with ginseng.
【Medical records】
"Rihuazi Bencao": "Grind with water and take to spit out wind and phlegm. Grind with vinegar and apply to reduce swelling and poison."
"Ben Cao Bian Du" states: "It can relieve gas and eliminate phlegm. When taken raw, it can induce vomiting and relieve stomach upset. When fried, it has a fragrant aroma and a pungent and warm taste. It can relieve bloating and benefit the intestines, and can calm wheezing and stop coughing."
"Daily Materia Medica": "It can treat jaundice, skin and eyes that are yellow like gold, and urinary tract inflammation."
"Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "When used raw, it can spit out wind and phlegm, dispel wind and cold, and cure sores and rashes. When fried, it can calm cough, phlegm and wheezing, regulate heaviness after diarrhea, stop internal pain, help digestion and eliminate bloating. It can be taken by the weak and relieves wheezing and difficulty breathing."
"Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": "It can relieve gas and relieve fullness, eliminate bloating, reduce phlegm, calm wheezing, attack gastrointestinal stagnation, treat lumps and single abdominal pain."
"Compendium of Materia Medica": "It can relieve asthma, treat phlegm, help digestion, relieve bloating, promote urination and defecation, relieve gas pain, relieve heaviness after diarrhea, and cause sores and rashes."
"Yi Lin Zong Yao": "When used raw, it can spit out wind and phlegm, relieve chest tightness, and support sores and rashes; when used hot, it can relieve qi and eliminate phlegm, attack hard masses, and treat post-operative heaviness."
"Compendium of Materia Medica" states: "It is good at promoting qi. Raw use can spit out wind and phlegm, dissipate wind and cold, and cure sores and rashes. Stir-fried use can relieve cough, phlegm and asthma, regulate heaviness after diarrhea, stop internal pain, help digestion and eliminate bloating."
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