White Mustard Seed , Bái Jiè Zǐ, 白芥子, Semen Sinapis alba

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Category: Phlegm Cold
English: White Mustard Seed     Pinyin:  Bai Jie Zi      Pharmaceutical: Semen Sinapis alba  
Organs: Lung      Temperature: Warm  
Taste: Pungent       Toxicity:   
Patterns: Phlegm Cold 
Actions:  Warm lung • Resolve phlegm • Dissipate clumps (Yin type abscesses) • Strongly circulate Qi • Unblock channels
Key 2nd Actions: Cough: copious thin sputum • Nodules - Yin Type (flat, no heat)
Indications: Cough with copious but thin sputum • Chest distension • Joint pain • General body aches • Yin type sores and boils • Oozing ulcers
Contraindications: Lung deficiency cough • Yin deficient heat • Gastrointestinal ulcers
Typical Dosage: 3g to 6g          Guidelines
Parts Used: Seed       Notable for: Cough: copious thin sputum • Nodules - Yin Type (flat, no heat)
Other: Very drying • Fu Tie (paste) on back-shu points for chronic disorders
Dui Yao
BAI JIE ZI/ LAI FU ZI: Cough with copious, clear bubbly sputum and pain, fullness in the chest due to Cold-Phlegm. Chronic cough/phlegm in an elderly and deficient patient. San Zi Yang Qin Tang.[35] ■ BAI JIE ZI/ GAN CAO: Lung abscess with cough, profuse phlegm, and chest oppression due to Heat stagnation. Pain, redness, and swelling of the throat due to Heat (deficiency/excess, external/internal). Loss of voice, hoarse/husky voice. Gan Jie Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin.[35]
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San Zi Yang Qin Tang, Yang He Tang

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