Antitussive and Antiasthmatic Herbs

NamingKu Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Ku Xing RenOriginThe dry ripe seeds of the deciduous arbor plant Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim, P. sibirica L. P. mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne, or P. armeniaca L. of family Rosaceae.Locatio

NamingKu Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of 苦杏仁OriginThe dry ripe seeds of the deciduous arbor plant Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim, P. sibirica L. P. mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne, or P. armeniaca L. of family Rosaceae.LocationNorthea

NamingKu Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarae)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal)The Processing of Semen Armeniacae AmaraeOriginThe dry ripe seeds of the deciduous arbor plant Prunus armeniaca L. var. ansu Maxim, P. sibirica L. P. mandshurica (Maxim.) Koehne, or P. armeniaca L. of family Rosa

NameHu Tui Zi Gen (Thorny Elaeagnus Root)The Effect of Hu Tui Zi GenPropertySour, neutral.ActionsRelieve cough, stop bleeding, dispel wind, eliminate dampness, remove stasis and relieve sore throat.IndicationsCough with asthma, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, infantile malnutrition, sore thro

NameHu Tui Zi Gen (Thorny Elaeagnus Root)The Effect of 胡颓子根PropertySour, neutral.ActionsRelieve cough, stop bleeding, dispel wind, eliminate dampness, remove stasis and relieve sore throat.IndicationsCough with asthma, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematochezia, infantile malnutrition, sore throat, jaund

NameDou Fu Jiang (Soya-bean milk)The Effect of Dou Fu JiangPropertySweet, neutral; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsTonify deficiency, moisten dryness, clear lung and resolve phlegm.IndicationsConstipation, asthma due to pyrophlegm, stranguria with turbid discharge, cough due to con

NameDou Fu Jiang (Soya-bean milk)The Effect of 豆腐浆PropertySweet, neutral; lung and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsTonify deficiency, moisten dryness, clear lung and resolve phlegm.IndicationsConstipation, asthma due to pyrophlegm, stranguria with turbid discharge, cough due to consumptive

NameShui Jing Yu (Transparent fish)The Effect of Shui Jing YuPropertySweet, neutral; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen, tonify deficiency, moisten the lung and relieve cough.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, cough, indigestion, diarrhea caused by spleen deficie

NameShui Jing Yu (Transparent fish)The Effect of 水晶鱼PropertySweet, neutral; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.ActionsStrengthen the spleen, tonify deficiency, moisten the lung and relieve cough.IndicationsInfantile malnutrition, cough, indigestion, diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency.Dosag

NameZhu Ti Jia (Pig's toenail)The Effect of Zhu Ti JiaPropertySalt, slightly cold; stomach and large intestine meridians entered.ActionsResolve phlegm, relieve asthma, remove toxicity and promote tissue regernation.IndicationsAnal fistula, hernia, periappendicular abscess, chiblain, favus of the sca