Functional classification of tonic drugs of Pseudostellaria heterophylla
Indications: invigorating the spleen and lung, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production. Treat cough due to lung deficiency, anorexia due to spleen deficiency, palpitation, edema, thirst quenching, and mental fatigue.
Usage and dosage: decocted, 10-30g.
Functions and indications of lotus seeds
Strengthening the spleen to stop diarrhea, tonifying the kidney, astringing essence, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. Used for diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, nocturnal emission, palpitation and insomnia. Lotus seeds are the most effective in preventing premature delivery, abortion and backache in pregnant women.
Medicinal value and drug therapy of rock candy [edit this paragraph]
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that moistening lung and relieving cough, resolving phlegm and removing fire can play a role. It is also an auxiliary material for brewing medicinal liquor and stewing tonic.
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The role of rock sugar: tonify the middle energizer, harmonize the stomach and moisten the lungs, relieve cough and resolve phlegm. -Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine, page 953.
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Nature and taste: sweet, flat and non-toxic. Meridian tropism: entering the lung and spleen.
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Efficacy: nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, moistening lung and relieving cough.
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Indications: dry lung cough, dry cough without phlegm, expectoration with blood.