Ting Li Zi
葶藶子 tíng lì zǐ

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

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	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in those with wheezing from Lung Deficiency, swelling from Spleen Deficiency, or urinary dysfunction from Bladder Qi Deficiency, unless combined with herbs that tonify the Spleen and augment the qi		Meridians: Lung , Urinary Bladder
	Preparation: • Sweet • Bitter • Dry-fried • Prepared		Quality: Good quality - full, yellowish brown, glossy seeds, uniform in size and without foreign matter
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (3) dà xiàn xiōng wán (Major Sinking Into the Chest Pill) jǐ jiāo lì huáng wán (Stephania, Zanthoxylum, Descurainia, and Rhubard Pill) tíng lì dá zǎo xiè fèi tāng (Descurainia and Jujube Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii

Botanical: Lepidium Apetalum Willid., Descurainia Sophia Webb. Ex Prantl

Japanese: teirekishi

Korean: jeongryeokja

Common: tingli seed, descurainia seed, lepidium seed

Temperature: Very Cold

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Calms wheezing add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Drains the Lungs and Reduces Phlegm add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Excess type wheezing add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Gurgling sound in the throat due to phlegm accumulation or Lung heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Facial edema add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Urinary difficulty due to excess type obstruction of the Lung and Bladder qi add comment

Ting Li Zi葶藶子 tíng lì zǐ