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Clears Heat and dissolves Phlegm

Phlegm-Heat obstructing the Lung Coughing up large amounts of thick yellow-green purulent sputum, or foul pus streaked with blood, which is hard to bring up Fever, possibly with chills or aversion to cold Tongue scarlet with a yellow, yellow greasy or yellow smooth coat; pulse slippery and rapid

Breaks up stagnation and relieves congestion in the chest

Fast breathing with a coarse voice, dyspnoea and asthma Chest and diaphragm feel full and distended, with pain in the chest and ribs Chest pain that makes turning the trunk hard Nausea Delirious speech in some cases

Moistens Dryness

Dry mouth, constipation and scanty dark urine

Modern uses

Cough Severe morning cough Hemoptysis Pneumonia Bronchitis Bronchiectasis Chronic tracheitis Respiratory tract infection Emphysema COPD Asthma Dyspnea Pleurisy Pulmonary tuberculosis Chest pain Intercostal neuralgia Smoker's dry cough Chronic smokers with profuse sputum Chronic rhinitis Sinusitis Arteriosclerosis Lymphedema Coma with difficult speech gua lou zhi shi jie geng fu ling bei mu chen pi zhi zi huang qin dang gui sha ren zhu ru mu xiang gan cao