Robert Hayden, M.S.O.M.

- Materia Medica Lecture Notes

Transform Phlegm, Stop Coughing (2)

Sea clam shell Concha Meretricis (Hai ge ke) Laminaria Thallus Laminariae (Kun bu) Seaweed Sargassum (Hai zao) neutral, bitter, salty / K,LU,ST cold, salty / K,LR,SP cold, bitter, sweet, salty / K,LU,LR, ST cold, sweet / LI,LU warm, acrid, toxic / LU,SP,ST *Phlegm-heat cough, esp w/chest Contraindicated in qi def cold. decoct: & rib pain. *Scrofula, goiter, Extended decoction in cheesecloth. 6-15g neck tumors. powder: 1-3 g *Resolves phlegm-fire nodules: goiter, neck swellings, testicular swelling. *Edema. *Resolves phlegm-fire nodules: goiter, neck swellings, testicular swelling. *Edema. Contraindicated in Sp/St def cold. 4.5-15 g

Contraindicated in Sp/St def cold. Counteracts Licorice root (Gancao).

4.5-15 g

Boat sterculia seed Sm Sterculiae (Pang da hai) Pinellia tuber Rhizoma Pinelliae (Ban xia)

*Disperses LU qi: sore throat, coarse voice, phlegm-heat cough. *Heat constipation w/red eyes. *Phlegm-damp cough, chest bind. *Nausea & vomiting d/t counterflow St qi w/phlegm. *Plum-pit qi. *All types of phlegm nodules.

none

4.5-9 g

Contraindicated in cough d/t def yin, bleeding, damage to fluids.

4.5-9 g

Arisaema tuber Rz Arisaematis (Tian nan xing)

warm, *Wind-phlegm: dizziness, vertigo, Contraindicated in pregnancy, yin 4.5-9 g bitter, facial paralysis, epilepsy, def, lung heat, dry phlegm. acrid, convulsions, tetanus. Raw herb is highly toxic, not used toxic / internally, use prepared. LR,LU,SP cold, *Convulsions, windstroke, infant bitter / seizures d/t phlegm-heat LR,LU,SP sl warm, *Phlegm damp: LU: asthma, bitter, cough; ST: vomit, hiccough. acrid, *Chest fullness, distension. salty / LR,LU,ST, SP see above 3-6 g

Arisaema w/bile Rz Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis (Dan nan xing) Inula flower Fl Inulae (Xuan fu hua)

Decoct in cheesecloth.

3-12 g

Cynanchum Rx et Rz Cynanchi (Bai qian) White mustard seed Sm Sinapsis seu Brassicae (Bai jie zi)

sl warm, *Turbid phlegm blocking the lungs: Contraindicated: qi def, kidney def 3-9 g acrid, cough, wheezing, chest fullness. sweet/LU warm, acrid/LU *Phlegm-damp: cough, chest fullness, esp chronic. *Bi d/t phlegm in channels. *Yin sores. Contraindicated: yin def, lung def. 3-9 g