Herbs: Stop Cough and Wheezing

Question 1

Xing ren – armeniaca sem.

Answer 1

• Apricot seed
• Directs Lung qi downward, disperses wind-cold, moistens the Intestines; slightly toxic.
• In Ma Huang Tang
• Strong to stop hot or cold cough and wheezing, moistens the intestines

Question 2

Bai bu – stemona rad.

Answer 2

• Stemona root
• Moisten lung, stop cough – chronic and acute cough, deficient cough
• Expel parasites, kills lice – topically for lice, internally for pinworms

Question 3

Sang bai pi – mori cort.

Answer 3

•	Mulberry root bark
•	Sweet, cold
•	Strongest stop cough herb for a LUNG HEAT pattern 
•	Barking Loud Cough (Excess) 
yang edema

Question 4

Pi pa ye – eriobotrya fol.

Answer 4

• Loquat leaf
• Harmonize stomach, clear stomach heat, redirects rebel stomach Qi, nausea, vomit, hiccups, belching
• Alleviate nausea and wheezing

Question 5

Zi su zi – perilla fr.

Answer 5

• Purple perilla fruit
• Stop cough and wheezing
• Moistens intestines
• BEST at directing qi down to disperse phlegm and calm wheezing

Question 6

Zi wan – asteris rad.

Answer 6

• Purple aster root
• Relieves cough, expels phlegm (strongest function)
• Used with Kuan Dong Hua
• Wide range of applications: wind-cold, wind-heat, LU xu, and consumption

Question 7

Kuan dong hua – farfara fl.

Answer 7

• Coltsfoot flower
• Frying in Honey enhances moistening function of lungs (strongest function)
• Used with Zi Wan
• Acrid and warm, but not drying; dispersing, but not draining; appropriate for any type of cough or wheezing

Question 8

Ting Li Zi – lepidium v.

Answer 8

• Descurainia Seeds
• Most attacking, really good for yang edema
• Drains LU heat, relieve phlegm, calm wheezing – excess type wheezing and coughing with excess sputum and gurgling sound in throat
• Moves water, reduces edema – facial edema, fluid accumulation in chest and abdomen, urinary difficulty