Herbs that Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat

what actions does qian hu have?

• Redirects the Qi downward & expels Phlegm (Coughing, wheezing, thick sputum)

• Releases Wind from the exterior, clear Heat (Wind-Heat with cough)

what actions does chuan bei mu have?

• Clears Heat & transforms Phlegm (all types of cough)

• Moves constrained Qi (Poor appetite, stifling sensation in the chest or upper abdomen)

• Clears Heat & dissipates nodules (Nodules, scrofula, lung abscess, breast abscess)

what actions does zhe bei mu have?

• Clears & transforms Phlegm-Heat (LU Heat with productive cough)

• Clears heat & dissipates nodules (scrofula, Lung abscess, breast swelling)

what actions does gua lou have?

• Clears Heat & transforms Phlegm-Heat (Thick phlegm, very powerful)

• Expands the chest, dissipates Qi (Stifling or distended sensation in the chest)

• Reduce abscesses and dissipates nodules (Lung, Large Intestines, Breast)

what actions does zhu ru have?

• Clears & transforms Phlegm-Heat (for viscous sputum, GB Phlegm or Phlegm-Heat)

• Clears Heat (LU, ST & GB) & stops vomiting (Heartburn, hiccups, GERD, morning sickness)

• Releases constraint

what actions does hai zao have?

• Reduce Phlegm and soften areas of hardness (Goiter, scrofula, hernia)

• Promotes urination, reduces edema (adjunctive herb for edema in legs)

what actions does kun bu have?

• Reduces Phlegm, softens areas of hardness (Nodules in neck, scrofula, goiter, cirrhosis)

• Promotes urination, reduces swelling (adjunctive herb)