Jie Geng
Platycodi Radix
acrid, bitter, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transform Cold Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Lung system disorders
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Sore throat
- Aphonia
- Lung abscess
- Throat abscess
Jie Geng is bitter, acrid, and neutral. It enters the lung system to treat phlegm accumulation in the upper jiao. Jie Geng can be used with other herbs to increase their effects on the upper jiao.
Channels: lung
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Edema
- Sore throat
- Common cold
Formulas:
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huang Long Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Jie Geng Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- Li Yan Cha
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Sang Ju Yin
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Wu Ji San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xing Su San
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhi Sou San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Jie Geng to patients that present with hemoptysis especially when due to deficiency heat patterns
Zoo Image: the sun and a cloud are blowing phlegm at a Great Dane with claw marks that is chasing a cat up a tree