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Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin and generates fluids

Yin deficiency of the Lungs and Stomach with Qi rebelling upward Lung atrophy (Lung Wei); blazing Stomach Fire Mouth and throat dry and uncomfortable, with thirst and hoarseness Flushed face and heat in the palms, soles and chest Scanty urine Tongue red and dry with little or no coat; pulse thin and rapid, or deficient and rapid

Directs rebellious Qi downward

Cough or wheezing with Qi rushing upward, shortness of breath and asthma Scanty, sticky sputum, sometimes yellow, that is hard to cough up Coughing or spitting up frothy saliva

Benefits the Stomach and harmonizes the Middle Jiao

Hiccups, nausea and vomiting

Modern uses

Cough Cough from interstitial pneumonia Dry cough after infection or from medication Pertussis Pneumonia Pulmonary atelectasis Bronchiectasis Acute or chronic bronchitis Chronic tracheitis Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Dyspnea Pulmonary tuberculosis Tuberculosis of the pharynx Acute and chronic pharyngitis Chronic laryngitis Hoarseness Lip pain Bad breath Sjogren's syndrome Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia Lung cancer Esophageal cancer Radiotherapy side effects Radiotherapy for breast cancer Gastritis Atrophic gastritis Peptic ulcer Esophageal reflux Gastralgia Stomach cramps Indigestion Hiccups Nausea/Vomiting Morning sickness Diabetes Hyperglycemia Hypertension Arteriosclerosis Headache Fever Oliguria Weakness mai men dong ren shen geng mi da zao gan cao ban xia