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Clears Heat from the Lungs and disperses Wind-Heat

Heat trapped in the Lungs, with or without an exterior Wind-Heat pattern still present Wind-Cold that has turned into Heat, or Lung Heat at the Qi stage of a warm disease Fever with or without sweating; chills slight or absent, with some dislike of wind Thirst for cold drinks, dry throat, flushed face, restlessness and fidgeting Throat sore, red and swollen Nose runny or blocked, with thick yellow discharge Headache, dizziness and vertigo Puffiness of the face Tongue red or with a red tip, coat thin and white or yellow; pulse slippery and rapid, floating if exterior signs persist

Diffuses and descends Lung Qi to stop cough and wheezing

Yellow sputum, thick and sticky, with cough Wheezing, panting or asthma, with laboured breathing, flaring nostrils and shortness of breath Chest pain

Modern uses

Common cold Influenza Upper respiratory tract infection Fever Cough Sore throat Acute pharyngitis Acute tonsillitis Acute laryngitis Diphtheria Nasosinusitis Nasal obstruction Tracheitis Acute tracheitis Bronchitis Acute or chronic bronchitis Asthmatic bronchitis Bronchiolitis Bronchiectasis Asthma Bronchial asthma Cardiac asthma COPD Dyspnea Chest pain Hemoptysis Pneumonia Lobar pneumonia Bronchial pneumonia Infantile pneumonia Pneumonitis from measles Measles with pneumonia Chicken pox Pertussis Lung cancer Headache Migraine Dizziness Vertigo Conjunctivitis Keratitis Facial edema Spontaneous perspiration Rheumatoid arthritis Osteoarthritis Hemorrhoids Constipation ma huang shi gao xing ren zhi gan cao