Zi Wan
Asteris Radix
acrid, bitter, slightly warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Regulate Qi
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Inhibited urination
Zi Wan is acrid, bitter, and slightly warm. It only enters the lung system to treat cough.
Channels: lung
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Cough
- Antimicrobial
Formulas:
- Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Zhi Sou San
Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Zi Wan
Zoo Image: a puffin in Alice in Lungerland stares at three doors, wind-heat, wind-cold, and a deficiency door, there is a fire hydrant