INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Usnea |
| Common English: | Old Man's Beard |
Cool Herbs that Transform Phlegm-Heat
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Bitter Sweet |
Neutral |
6-9g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Opens the chest, clears the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, controls bleeding and removes toxins |
Lung Heat, Headache, ocular irritation, cough, profuse Phlegm, malaria, scrofula, leukorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, external wounds, carbuncles, toxic snake bites |
Clears Heat, clears Damp-Heat, clears Deficiency Heat, invigorates the Blood, nourishes the Heart and promotes urination |
Gonorrhea |
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- This herb is becoming rare and should only be used when necessary.