This product is the root bark of mulberry, a small tree of the Moraceae family. Mainly produced in Anhui, Henan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan and other places. Dig the roots before the leaves fall in autumn and before sprouting in the following spring, scrape off the yellow-brown rough bark, peel off the root bark, dry it in the sun, cut it into strips and use it raw, or roast it with honey.

[Property]

sweet, cold. act on lung channel.

[Efficacy]

purging the lung and relieving panting, disinhibiting water and dispersing edema.

[Indications]

1. Used for lung heat, wheezing, cough, etc. This product is cold in nature and enters the lung meridian. It can purge lung fire and water vapor in the lungs and relieve asthma. To treat lung heat, cough and asthma, it is often used with Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark, such as White-Draining Powder; if drinking water stops the lungs, causing fullness and shortness of breath, it can be used with it Ephedra, Bitter Apricot Seed, Pepperweed Seed and other ventilating lung medicines can be used together; if lung deficiency causes fever and cough For those with shortness of breath, tidal fever, and night sweat, take lung-tonifying medicines such as Ginseng, Schisandra Fruit, and Prepared Rehmannia Root combination of medicinals, such as Yonglei Qianfang Lung-Nourishing Decoction.
2. Used for edema, such as wind edema, skin edema, etc. This product can clear lung qi, dredging and regulating water passage and benefit water. Therefore, it is used for those with edema all over the body, swollen facial skin, fullness, shortness of breath, and difficulty in urination. It is often used with tuckahoe peel, Areca Peel, etc., such as Five -Peel Decoction.
3. In addition, this product also has the function of stopping serum and liver, and can treat epistaxis, hemoptysis and hypertension with excessive liver yang liver fire.

Treatment of influenza, enterovirus, and various viral colds, Chinese medicine is more refined, non-toxic, and effective than Western medicine

[Documentation]

1. Bielu: "Removes water in the lungs, spitting blood, heat and thirst, edema abdominal distension, and diuretic."
2. Yaoxing Lun: "Treat lung qi fullness of breath, water edema, main injury, diuretic channel, eliminate water qi, consumptive disease guest heat, headache, internal replenishment deficiency."
3. Bencao Gangmu: "In the lungs It is suitable for those with excess moisture and lung fire."

[Usage and Dosage]

10~15 grams. Decoct and take. It should be used raw to purge the lungs, relieve liver and clear away fire; it should be used raw with honey for lung deficiency cough.

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