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| Health Benefits |
| For: Productive cough • Chronic coughs• Acute cough |
| Attributes: antineoplastic, antibiotic, mild antitussive |
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Constituents:
astersaponins, quercetin, shionone |
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| Other Names: Sheng Non Ben Cao Jing |
| Aster Tataricus is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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| Category: Phlegm Cough + Wheezing ▶ |
| English: Purple Aster Root Pinyin: Zi Wan Pharmaceutical: Radix Asteris Tataricus |
| Organs: Lung Temperature: Slightly Warm |
| Taste: Bitter • Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Lung Deficiency |
| Actions: Moisten Lung • Stop cough • Resolve phlegm |
| Indications: Acute or chronic productive cough • Hot or cold cough |
| Contraindications: cough from excess heat or Yin deficiency fire |
| Typical Dosage: 5g to 9g Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Root Notable for: Moisten lung • Various kinds of cough • Phlegm • Herb pair: Kuan Dong Hua/ Zhi Wan; for cough/phlegm |
| Other: Herb pair: Kuan Dong Hua/ Zi Wan; Zi Wan more effective at resolving phlegm |
| Dui Yao |
| ■ ZI WAN/ KUAN DONG HUA: cough and phlegm due to various etiologies primarily used for Cold-induced cough(warm but not dry). She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Leng Xiao Wan.[35] ■ ZI WAN/ E JIAO: Lung deficiency due to chronic cough, blood sputum. Zi Wan Tang.[35] |
| Formulas with Zi Wan |
| Bu Fei Tang, She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Zhi Sou San, Zi Wan Tang |
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| Be cautions with all medicine. |
| Potential Drug Interactions |
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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