1 TASTE
Pungent and slightly cold
2 MERIDIANS
Lung
3 FUNCTIONS
To clear heat and release toxins
4 INDICATIONS
1. Lung abscess manifested as cough with bloody and pus-likesputum. Houttuynia (Yu Xing Cao [3]) is used with Platycodon root (Jiehgeng) and Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren [4]).2. Heat in the lungs manifested as cough with yellow and thick sputum. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao) is used with Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi [5]) and Trichosanthes fruit (Gua Lou [6]).3. Boils and swelling due to toxic heat. Houttuynia (Yuxingcao) is used with Dandelion herb (Pu Gong Ying [7]) and Forsythia fruit (Lian Qiao [8]).
5 DOSAGE
15-30 g
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