Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/hou-po/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/hou-po/">Bencao Index</a> hou po 厚朴 Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis Magnolia Bark koboku hubak Aromatic Transform Damp Lung Large Intestine Stomach Spleen

Moves Qi in the Middle Jiao and resolves stagnation, including food stagnation

Qi and food stagnation in the Spleen and Stomach, with a distended, full chest or abdomen Bloating and constipation, with a slow digestion and little appetite Plum-pit throat

Moves Qi downward, warms and dries Damp and transforms Phlegm

Damp or Phlegm blocking the Middle Jiao: distension and fullness, nausea or vomiting, poor appetite, diarrhea and a greasy, turbid tongue coat

Descends rebellious Qi, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing

Cough, wheezing and breathlessness when copious Phlegm congests the Lungs and chest