Ting Li Zi (Descurainia Seed)
Latin Name: Semen Descurainiae Seu Lepidii
Properties: acrid, bitter, cold
Actions: drains lung heat, relieves phlegm, moves water, reduces edema
Medical Indications: cough with excess wheezing, excess sputum, and gurgling sound in throat, ascites, pulmonary edema, urinary difficulty, acute nephritis in children
Contraindications: not to be used in cases of cough due to lung Qi deficiency, not to be used in cases of edema due to spleen deficiency
Dosage: 3 to 9 grams
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