Ting Li Zi, 1lb

Lepidium Seed drains the Lungs, reduces Phlegm and calms wheezing; Circulates water and reduces edema*

English Name: Lepidium Seed, Semen Lepidii Descurainiae
Unit Size: 1 pound
Potency: 1:1
Taste: Acrid, bitter - Bensky
Properties: Very Cold - Bensky
Channels Entered: Lung, Bladder - Bensky
Actions: Strongly drains the Lung qi, for cough and wheezing that worsens when lying flat, and edema of the face - Bensky
Pattern: Phlegm accumulation; Lung heat - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology: Wheezing or cough with copious sputum and a gurgling sound in the throat: Facial edema, fluid accumulation in the chest or abdomen with urinary difficulty - Bensky
Materia Medica: Transform Phlegm & Aid Cough
Contraindications: Contraindicated in those with wheezing from Lung deficiency, swelling from Spleen deficiency, or urinary dysfunction from Bladder qi deficiency, unless combined with herbs that tonify the Spleen and augment the qi - Bensky

Ingredients

Ting Li Zi - Descurainia sophia, semen