Hou Po
Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis厚朴
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavours
- Acrid/Pungent, Aromatic, Bitter
- Meridians
- Large Intestine, Lung, Spleen, Stomach
- Class
- Aromatic Dampness-Transforming Medicinals (Fang Xiang Hua Shi Yao)Damp-Dispelling Medicinals (Qu Shi Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–10 g
Actions / Functions
- Dries Dampness
- Mobilizes Qi
- Disperses Food Accumulations
- Harmonizes the Stomach and the Centre
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Decongests the chest
- Calms dyspnea
- Stops cough