Bai Jie Zi

Herbs that transform cold phlegm

 

 

Channels: LU, ST

Properties: Spicy, Warm

Common: White Mustard Seed

Latin: Semen Sinapis Albae

Actions:

  • Warm Lung and expel phlegm
  • Redirect Lung Qi downward and arrest asthma
  • Dissipate cold-phlegm nodules and alleviate pain

1.     Phlegm accumulation and stagnation in chest: cough, wheeze, asthma with copious sputum or phlegm, oppressive or congestive chest, e.g. San Zi Yang Qing Tang, with Su Zi, Lai Fu Zi.

2.     Nodules or joints swollen and pain due to cold-phlegm; e.g. Yang He Tang, with Lu Jiao Jiao, Rou Gui

Dosage:

  • 3-9g