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Astringes the Lungs, expels Phlegm and calms wheezing

Wheezing and cough from Phlegm in the Lungs, especially long-standing cough or cough with copious sputum Asthma from Lung Heat Wheezing, breathlessness and chronic cough with plentiful sputum, from Heat, Phlegm or Lung deficiency; in Excess patterns it is paired with herbs that clear Heat and transform Phlegm, because it astringes rather than disperses Loss of voice from deficient Lung Qi

Stabilises the Lower Jiao, eliminates Damp, stops discharge and restrains urination

Clear or yellow vaginal discharge and cloudy urine, from Lower Jiao deficiency or from Damp-Heat Spermatorrhea Frequent urination or urinary incontinence