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Meng Shi / Lapis Micae or Lapis Chloriti
Meng Shi
Taste: Sweet, Salty • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Relieve Coughing & Wheezing

Dosage

9-15g decoction, 1.5-3g pill or powder

Actions

1. Directs qi downward & reduces phlegm: for wheezing & coughing due to old & stubborn phlegm that has become especially viscous & clumped. Also used for severe food stganation. 2 Calms the Liver & controls palpitations & seizures: for mania withdrawal, chronic convulsions, or severe palpitations due to clogging & disruption of phlegm-heat.

Meridians

Liver, Lung

Cautions

Contraindicated during pregnancy or in the debilitated. Use with caution in cases of weak Spleen & Stomach.