Stop Cough

Question 1

Xing Ren

Answer 1

Sl. Warm, Sl. Toxic | Bitter
Lung-Large Intestine

1. Direct Lung Qi ↓ to stop cough & ease difficult breathing: Cough, Wheeze d/t Lung Qi not ↓ (Treats all cough depending on combo)
2. Moisten Large Int & ↑bowel movement: Constipation d/t L.I. Dryness
3. Disperse Wind-Cold
4. OD s/s: dizziness, N/V, HA dyspnea, spasms, dilated pupils, arrhythmias, coma

Caution/CI: HIGHLY toxic to infants; Adults – 50-60; Children – 10 seeds

Question 2

Zi Su Zi

Answer 2

Warm, Aromatic | Acrid
Lung-Large Intestine

1. Direct Lung Qi ↓ to stop cough & ease difficult breathing: Cough, Wheeze d/t Lung Qi not descending
2. Resolve Phlegm: Aromatic pierces turbidity; expectorant
3. Moisten Large Int & ↑ bowel movement: Constipation d/t L.I. Dryness (not as strong as Xing Ren)

Prep: crush to release oil & teabag

Question 3

Bai Bu

Answer 3

Sl. Warm | Sweet, Bitter
Lung

1. Excels at directing Qi ↓ to stop all types of cough: Acute or Chronic Cough, Whooping Cough, Mesothelioma, Lung TB, chronic & Deficiency coughs
2. Moistens Lungs
3. Kills parasites (oral & topical)

Zhi Sou San (External Wind Attacking Lu): Zi Wan + Bai Bu + Jie Geng + Bai Qian + Jing Jie + Chen Pi + Gan Cao

Question 4

Sang Bai Pi

Answer 4

Cold | Sweet
Lung

1. Drains lung heat to stop cough & wheeze: Cough, Wheeze w/Copious Phlegm d/t Lung Heat
2. Promotes urination & relieves edema: Edema w/scanty urination d/t to Excess syndrome
3. Hypertension
4. Best Herb: clear Heat in Lung & ↑urination to drain Heat in urine