Ting Li Zi

Descurainiae seu Lepidii, Semen

Properties: PUNGENT, BITTER - COLD
Dosage: 3-9g.
Meridian: LUNG, BLADDER

-drains lung heat, relieve phlegm, calm wheezing –excess type wheezing and coughing with excess sputum and gurgling sound in throat
-moves water, reduce edema –facial edema, fluid accumulation in chest and abdomen, urinary difficulty

Reference
Benskey & Gamble 1986, Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, Seattle Washington, Eastland Press