Qi Tonics
Crystal Sugar: Chinese Herb Guide
Name
Bing Tang (Rock Candy, Crystal Sugar)
The Effect of Crystal Sugar
Property
Sweet, neutral; lung and spleen meridians entered.
Actions
Strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, moisten the lung to relieve cough.
Indications
Qi deficiency in spleen and stomach, cough due to lung-dryness, blood-stained sputum.
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 10~15 g, or made into pills or paste.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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