Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀
Tartarian Aster
Zi Wan (TCM)
Zi Wan (TCM)
Aster tartaricus
Addisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917)
Addisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917)
Botanical name:
Aster tartaricus (syn. A. fauriei)
Parts used:
Root and rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter
Aster tartaricus (syn. A. fauriei)
Parts used:
Root and rhizome
Temperature & Taste:
Slightly Warm, dry. Pungent, Bitter
Uses:
1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-various types of Cough
Dose:
Decoction: 5–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Decoction: 5–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Substitute:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Cough:
i. Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
ii. acute Wind-Cold cough, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
iii. cough from Wind-Cold, chronic Bronchitis Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
iv. acute Wind-Heat Cough, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
v. Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
vi. Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
vii. Cough with sticky yellow mucus, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
viii. Cough with blood in the sputum, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
ix. Cough and Wheezing with sputum, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
x. stubborn Wind-Cold cough, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
2. Chronic Cough:
i. Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
ii. Chronic Cough from Lung weakness, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
iii. chronic persistent Cough, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
3. Consumptive Cough, shortness of Breath, Aster Zi Wan with ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
None noted
Main Preparations used:
None noted
Main Preparations used: