Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan
Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀
Tartarian Aster
Zi Wan (TCM)
Aster tartaricus
Addisonia, (M.E. Eaton) vol. 2 (1917)
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Botanical name:
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, Bronchitis, and difficult Breathing with copious sputum
-can be used for Cough from Cold, Heat or Deficiency
-Consumption
Dose:
Decoction: 5–9 grams
Powder: 1–3 grams
Preparation:
Substitute:
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
