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Aster root (Ziwan)
Pharmaceutical
Name: Radix Asteris
Botanical Name: Aster tataricus L. f.
Common Name: Aster root, Purple aster root
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The roots, or rhizomes, are
dug in spring or autumn. Then they are cleaned,
dried in the sun and cut into pieces.
Properties & Taste: Bitter, sweet and
slightly warm
Meridian: Lung
Functions: To resolve phlegm and stop cough
Indications & Combinations:
Cough: a) cough due to invasion by exogenous
pathogenic factors manifested as cough with
profuse sputumAster root (Ziwan) is used with
Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and Swallowwort rhizome
(Baiqian);
b) cough due to deficiency of the lungs manifested
as cough with scanty sputum or with bloody
sputum. Aster root (Ziwan) is used with Anemarrhena
rhizome (Zhimu), Tendrilled fritillary bulb
(Chuanbeimu) and Donkey hide gelatin (Ejiao)
in the formula Ziwan Tang.
Dosage: 5-10 g |
