Ting Li Zi
Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii葶苈子
- Nature
- very Cold
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Bitter, Sour
- Meridians
- Bladder, Lung
- Class
- Cough-Suppressing and Wheezing-Calming Medicinals (Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Purges the Water (drastic action)
- Purges the Lung
- Calms dyspnea
- Favors Water elimination (diuresis)
- Disperses swellings (edemas)
- Eliminates Dampness
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Favors the feces