INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Flos Gomphrenae |
| Common English: |
Herbs that Resolve Phlegm
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet |
Neutral |
Lung Liver |
Flower: 3-9g Whole Herb: 15-30g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Stops cough and asthma |
Asthma |
Cleans the Blood, Subdues Rising Liver Yang, brightens the eyes and clears the brain |
White dysentery, diarrhea, goiter, scrofula, eye pain due to Liver Heat |
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- As a folk medicine, the water decoction is used with wine to treat asthma and pertussis.