Zi Wan
| Zi Wan in TCM:Explore the properties of Zi Wan according to Chinese Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: aster, tatarian aster root
Pharmacuetical Name: Radix Asteris
Properties: bitter, sweet, slightly warm
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU
Flavors: sweet, bitter
Special Properties: resolves phlegm
Alternate Forms:
- sheng- for acute cough
- mi zhi- for chronic coughs needing moistening
function
Actions / Indications:
- Moistens LU; stops cough; dissolves phlegm (chronic
cough due to profuse phlegm, LU heat with copious yellow sputum, or
LU yin deficiency. , kuan dong hua: various types of cough particularly
with cold symptoms) (zi wan: productive cough, acute or chronic, hot
or cold)
Special Notes:
- Zi Wan is often paired with Bai
Bu and Kuan Dong Hua to stop cough. Zi Wan is the
strongest of the three.
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