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Inula ( 旋覆花 ) ...Chinese Herb...
 Latin
Plant Name
Inula
Pinyin
Mandarin Name
Xuan Fu Hua
Common
English Name
Inula
Part
of Plant Used
Flower
Nature
Slightly warm
Taste
Bitter, acrid
Meridians
Entered
Lungs, Liver, Stomach, Spleen
Common
Usages
This herb is used in formulas to treat symptoms of vomiting and belching,
coughing and wheezing with large amounts of phlegm, or asthmatic bronchitis
with large amounts of phlegm. (TCM: to treat "rebellious" Lung,
Spleen, or Stomach functions, where these Organ functions are not operating
in "normal" fashion).
Traditional
Usages and Functions
Redirects Qi downward and expels phlegm; stops vomiting and calms rebellion;
provides mildly warming action.
Common
Formulas Used In
Bupleurum, Inula, and Cyperus.
Processing
Required
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Remarks
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Cautions
in Use
Do not use this herb where there is deficiency, or a cough that is due to
wind and heat.
Leave Inula
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