The properties are pungent, bitter and warm. It enters the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians.

Effects and Indications

1. It is used in chest paralysis caused by cold, phlegm, dampness and stagnation, and is often used in combination with half-summer, Citrus aurantium, cinnamon sticks, white wine, etc. It is also used in the treatment of stomach and intestinal gas.

2. It is used for the stagnation of gastrointestinal qi and dysentery, often combined with wood sorrel, Citrus aurantium, etc. It is also used for damp-heat dysentery, often combined with Scutellaria baicalensis, Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, etc. It is also used in the treatment of diarrhea.

Dosage: 5-10 grams in water.

ContraindicationsQi deficiency without stagnation, weak stomach, nausea, intolerance of garlic flavor, are used with caution.

According to the Allium cepa is pungent and slippery, bitter, warm and dry, into the lung meridian to go chest, the cold evil to go chest Yang can be stretched out, phlegm and dampness in addition to the gas smooth, so it is through the chest Yang, cleansing the phlegm and turbid, adjusting the gas and open the chest paralysis of the good medicine. And can be down the large intestine stagnant gas, dysentery dysentery is also good.