acrid, warm, toxic

Lu, SP, St

warm and transform cold phlegm, #1 for damp phlegm, descends rebellious St QI and stops vomiting, reduces swelling and alleviates pain, reduces opppression and disperses nodules

Incompatible w Wu Tou

bitter, acrid, warm, toxic

Lv, Lu, SP

warm and transform cold phlegm,dry damp and transforms phlegm, expels Lv wind phlegm and relieves spasms, reduce swelling and alleviate pain, recently used for cancers

CI pregnancy

bitter, acrid, neutral

Lu

warm and transform cold phlegm, warms the Lu and expels phlegm, opens the channel to stop pain, reduces swelling and disperses nodules (yin type boils)

Good for asthma

bitter, acrid, neutral

Lu

warms and transforms Cold phlegm, opens up and diffuses Lu Qi, benefits the throat, used for WH and WC, promotes discharge of pus, directs the effect of other herbs upward, used for constipation and urinary difficulty

overdose causes nausea and vomiting

bitter, acrid, salty, sl warm

Lv, Lu, St, Sp

warm and transforms Cold phlegm, Directs Lu Qi downward, descends rebellious St Qi and stops vomiting, invigorates the blood and unblocks channels, guides herbs downward

acrid, sweet, sl warm

Lu

warms and transforms cold phlegm

Directs Lu Qi downward, important herb for Lu Qi blockage  (esp good for cough w phlegm in throat) used for coughing and phlegmy noise and stuffiness in chest

bitter, acrid, sl cold

Lu

Herbs that cool and transform Phlegm heat,opens up Lu Qi and descend Qi downward and expel phlegm, release exterior wind, mostly used for yellow sticky thick phlegm

sweet, cold

Lu, St, Li

Herbs that cool and transform Phlegm heat

(husk of fruit)

expands the chest

incompatible w Wu Tou

sweet, cold

Lu, St, Li

(fruit)

cool and transform phlegm heat, expands the chest, moisten the intestine, dissipate nodules

incompatible w Wu Tou

sweet, cold

Lu, St, Li

(seed of fruit)

cools and transforms phlegm heat, expands the chest, dissipates nodules, moistens the intestines and unblocks bowels

incompatible w Wu Tou

bitter, cold, Ht, Lu

cool and transform phlegm heat, stops cough for a productive cough in an acute Lu heat pattern, dissipate nodules

bitter, sweet, sl cold, 

Ht, Lu

cool and transform phlegm heat, stop cough due to dry cough, for yin xu cough w slight sputum that is difficult to expectorate, Chronic condition, dissipate nodules

Incompatible w Wu Tou

sweet, sl cold

GB, Lu, St

cools and transforms phlegm heat, clears  St heat and stops coughing and vomiting, cools blood and stops bleeding (vomiting blood, nosebleed)

sweet, cold,

Lu, St, Li, Si

clears heat, expels phlegm, promotes discharge of pus, for Lu heat causing cough, also for Lu abscess, intestinal abscess, clears heat, drains dampness (for damp heat vaginal discharge)

bitter, salty, cold

Kd, Lv, Lu, St

cool and transform phlegm heat, soften hardness for neck nodules, promote urination and reduce edema, also used for pain associated w hernia disorder

incompatible w Gan Cao

bitter, sl warm, sl toxic

Li, Lu

Stops coughing and calms wheezing, descends Lu Qi, stops cough and wheezing, acute chronic cough due to excess or deficiency, moistens intestines and unblocks bowels

CI: yin xu

Caution: treating infants in case of diarrhea, sl toxic, should not overdose, should be crushed when decocting

sweet, bitter, sl warm, Lu

relieve cough and stop wheezing, moisten Lu, expel parasites, kill lice

CI: Sp xu, loose stools

bitter, sl warm, Lu

relieve cough, stop wheezing, moisten Lu, transform phlegm and stop coughing, for various types of cough/wheezing caused by either external pathogen or internal injure

paired w Kuan Dong Hua (better for transforming phlegm)

acrid, warm, Li Lu

Relieve cough and stop wheezing, descends Lu Qi to stop wheezing and cough, transforms phlegm, moistens intestines and unblocks bowels

CI: in case of Lu xu, Sp xu w loose stools

bitter, cold, Lu St

relieve cough and stop wheezing, clears Lu heat, transforms phlegm, descends rebellion and stops nausea and vomiting due to St heat

caution:cold pathogen attacking Lu

sweet, cold, Lu, Sp

Stops coughing and wheezing, and drains heat from the Lu, promotes urinations and reduces edema, recently used for hypertension

CI: in cases due to external wind cold attacks, copious urine

sweet, bitter, astringent, neutral, sl toxic, Kd, Lu

preserve Lu, arrest wheezing for asthma due to Kd xu, reserve urine and stop discharge for frequent urination, incontinence turbid urine etc

Caution: in cases w sputum that is difficult to expectorate, sl toxic, should not b taken in overdose or long term