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Nourishes Lung Yin and clears Lung Heat

Dry cough, or a cough bringing up small amounts of sticky phlegm with difficulty Lung Yin deficiency with Heat causing a dry throat and hoarseness

Resolves Phlegm

Lung dryness complicated by scanty, tenacious phlegm, where a purely moistening herb would not suffice

Nourishes Stomach Yin and generates Fluids

Stomach Yin deficiency with a dry mouth, thirst, poor appetite and a dry red tongue Fluids damaged by a febrile illness

Mildly tonifies Qi