Ingredient: Lepidium seed (ting li zi) (Lepidium apetalum willd).
| Mandarin: 葶藶子 Pin-Yin: Ting Li Zi English: Lepidium Romaji: Teirekishi Kanji: 葶藶子 Kampo: No |
Pharmaceutical Name:
- Lepidii/Descurainiae Semen
Sources:
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica (Bensky et al.)
Properties:
- Very cold, acrid, bitter
Channels Entered:
- Bladder, lung
Herb Actions:
- Clears the lungs
- Disperses phlegm
- Alleviates wheezing
- Encourages the flow of water
- Relieves edema
Contraindications:
- Not recommended for those with wheezing caused by a deficiency of the lungs
- Not recommended for those with swelling caused by a deficiency of the spleen
- Not recommended for those with urinary dysfunction caused by a deficiency of bladder qi
Commonly Found In:
- None found