NATURE:
Cold; pungent and bitter; attributive to lungs and stomach.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Fruits of a biennial herb found in open fields and along country roads. It
is a general herb commonly used for cleansing, soothing and purifying the
entire system.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Expel wind and heat in cold and flu; eliminate the phlegm and relieve cough
for bronchitis; ease throat and lung congestion; let out skin eruption and
alleviate itching in measles, smallpox and chicken pox; alleviate energy
stagnation in waist and knees.
