This product is the flower head of Inula Flower (Inula japonica Thunb.) or Eurasian Inula (I. Britannica L.), a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family. Mainly produced in Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places. Harvest when the flowers bloom in summer and autumn, remove impurities, and dry in the shade or sun. Use raw or roasted with honey.

[Property]

bitter, acrid and salty, slightly warm. act on lung and stomach channels.

[Efficacy]

descending qi and resolving phlegm, downbearing counterflow to stop vomiting.

[Indications]

1. It is used for cough, wheezing, phlegm, phlegm-fluid retention, thoracic accumulation, diaphragm stuffiness and fullness, etc. This product is bitter and pungent, resolving phlegm lowering qi. Descending qi and resolving phlegm relieves asthma and cough, resolving phlegm eliminates stuffiness and diuresis and eliminates stuffiness and fullness. To treat cough and asthma due to cold phlegm, use cultivated puple perilla fruit and Pineilia; for those with phlegm and heat, use White Mulberry Root-Bark >, Trichosanthis Fruit to clear heat and resolving phlegm; if the stubborn phlegm is cemented and the chest is full of tightness, use sea pumice , sea clam Shell and so on to resolving phlegm soft and hard.
2. For belching, vomiting. This product not only reduces lung qi, but also reduces stomach qi and relieves vomiting. To treat phlegm obstruction, stomach qi ascending counterflow and belching vomiting, gastric stuffiness whip, use Hematite, Pineilia, Fresh Ginger Rhizome etc., such as Inula and Hematite Decoction.
3. In addition, it can also be used for chest hypochondriac pain. This product has the function of invigorating the blood to unblock collaterals. It is often used with Cyperus, such as Cyperus Inula Flower Decoction .

[Documentation]

1. Benjing: "Maintains Qi, fullness under the ribs, palpitation due to fright. Remove water, remove five zang-organs Hanre, replenish the center, "Lowering qi."
2. Bencao Huiyan: "Inula Flower, dispersing phlegm is a medicine for dispelling water and promoting the downward flow of qi. It is mainly used for qi accumulation in the heart and lungs, deficiency and fullness under the ribs, phlegm in the chest, vomiting, and stuffiness. Hardness, belching, or recurrent fluid retention in the heart and spleen, persistent fluid retention in the bladder, and water retention. This medicine is generally slightly salty to soften the stiffness and disperse stuffiness. It has lowering properties and is a good medicine for eliminating phlegm."

[Usage and Dosage]

Decoct and take, 3 to 10g; preferably wrapped in cloth.

[Precaution]

Yin deficiency is contraindicated for those with labored cough or dryness cough due to body fluid injury; and because this product has villi, which can easily irritate the throat and cause itching and vomiting, it must be wrapped in cloth and fried.

[Modern Pharmacology]

This product contains flavonoid glycosides, Inula Flower sterols A, B, C and glucose, Daimyo Oak Bark Qin, etc.

The flavonoid glycosides contained in it can alleviate the bronchospasm of animals caused by histamine and have a weak diuretic effect.

Inula Herb: The above-ground part of Inula Flower. The nature, flavor and effect are similar to Inula Flower, with good dispersing nature. Mainly used for cough due to external contraction and syndrome of excessive phlegm. Decoction and take 5~10g.