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Ma Dou Ling / Birthwort fruit, Aristolochia fruit

Taste: Bitter, Slightly Acrid • Temperature: Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Relieve Coughing & Wheezing
Dosage 3-9g	Actions 1. Clears the Lungs, transforms phlegm, stops coughing, & calms wheezing: for coughing & wheezing due to either Lung heat or Lung deficiency accompanied by heat signs, as long as there is phlegm clogging the Lungs. 2. Recently used for hypertension when accompanied by lightheadedness & flushing. 3. Also used for bleeding hemorrhoids.	Meridians Large Intestine, Lung	Cautions Contraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to Spleen deficiency, cough due to cold from deficiency, or wheezing. May cause nausea & vomiting if the dosage is too large.

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