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Heat-Phlegm-Clearing and Resolving Herbs

Heat-Phlegm-Clearing and Resolving Herbs: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.

Tian Zhu Huang: Chinese Herb Guide 天竺黄,Concretio Silicea Bambusae,Tabasheer Name Tian Zhu Huang (Concretio Silicea Bambusae) — Shu Ben Cao (Materian Medica of Shu) Source and quality Plant The cube after the liquid secretion inside of haulm dried of plant.
Concretio Silicea Bambusae Tian Zhu Huang Concretio Silicea Bambusae: clear and resolve heat-phlegm, clear heart and calm fright.
Jie Geng (Platycodon Root) Platycodon Root, 桔梗, Ju Geng Jie Geng (Platycodon Root) ventilates the lung, dispels phlegm, relieves sore throat and expels pus. It is a key herb for cough with profuse phlegm and.
Common Hongfennel Root (Whiteflower Hogfennel Root) Whiteflower Hogfennel Root, 前胡, Qian Hu, Radix Peucedani Qian Hu (Radix Peucedani). The dry root of perennial Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn. of family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Qian Hu (Common Hongfennel Root) Qian Hu,前胡,Common Hongfennel Root,Whiteflower Hogfennel Root Qian Hu (Common Hongfennel Root): dispel phlegm and direct qi downward, disperse wind-heat.
Ge Qiao (Clam Shell) in TCM Clam Shell, Hai Ha Ke Hai Ge Ke: clear lung and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation.
Clam Shell: Chinese Herb Guide Ge Qiao,海蛤殼,Concha Meretricis seu Cyclinae,蛤壳,Hai Ge Ke,Ge Ke,海蛤壳,蛤殼 Clam Shell: clear lung and resolve phlegm, soften hardness and dissipate nodulation.
Boat-fruited Scaphium Seed (boat-fruited sterculia seed) boat-fruited sterculia seed, 胖大海, Pang Da Hai, Boat Fruited Scaphium Seed Pang Da Hai (Boat-fruited Scaphium Seed) Sweet, bland, cool; lung and large intestine channels
Pang Da Hai (boat-fruited sterculia seed) Pang Da Hai,胖大海,Semen Sterculiae Lychnophorae,boat-fruited sterculia seed Boat-fruited Scaphium Seed: clear heat and moisten the lung, clear and relax the bowels.
Huang Yao Zi: Chinese Herb Guide 黄药子,Airpotato Yam Rhizome,黃藥子,Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae Huang Yao Zi: cool blood, remove toxicity, reduce pathogenic fire and eliminate goiter.
Huang Yao Zi (Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae) Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae Airpotato Yam Rhizome: cool blood, remove toxicity, reduce pathogenic fire and eliminate goiter.
Hai Fu Shi: Chinese Herb Guide 海浮石,Bryozoatum,海石,Hai Shi Hai Fu Shi: clear lung fire, resolve stubborn phlegm, soften hardness and relieve strangury.