Jie Geng (Mi Zhi)
Radix Platycodi Grandiflori桔梗(蜜炙)
- Nature
- slightly Warm
- Flavours
- Bitter, slightly Acrid/Pungent
- Meridians
- Lung
- Class
- Heat-Clearing and Phlegm-Heat-Resolving Medicinals (Qing Hua Re Tan Yao)Phlegm-Transforming, Cough-Stopping and Dyspnea-Calming Medicinals (Hua Tan Zhi Ke Ping Chuan Yao)
- Dosage
- 3–15 g
Actions / Functions
- Jie Geng (Mi Zhi): this preparation allows Jie Geng to humidify the Lung, dissipate Phlegm and eliminate pus
- Moistens the Lung
- Resolves Phlegm (Tan)
- Expels pus