Herb Listings
Pei Lan / Eupatorium | |||
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Transform Damp - Aromatic • Sub Category: | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Aromatically transforms dampness: for dampness obstructing the middle burner with such symptoms as a stifling sensation in the chest, lack of appetite, nausea, & a white, moist tongue coating. Because it is a neutral herb that does not lead to dryness, it can also be used for damp-heat in the Spleen channel with a sweet, sticky taste in the mouth, excessive saliva, & foul breath.2. Transforms dampness & releases summerheat: for exterior damp-summerheat patterns with nausea. Also for the early stages of damp warm-febrile diseases. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of yin deficiency. |