Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan Aster tartaricus, Zi Wan 紫菀 Tartarian Aster, Purple AsterZi Wan (TCM) Aster tartaricusAddisonia, (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 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 gramsPowder: 1–3 grams Preparation: Honey-Fried Aster (Mi Zhi Zi Wan):   Baked or stir-fried with Honey until no longer sticky, it is considered better for Lung weakness or Lung Yin deficiency. It is most used for chronic Coughs. Substitute: Coltsfoot flower Main Combinations: Often combined with Coltsfoot. The Divine Farmers Materia Medica said Coltsfoot is the ‘Envoy’ of Aster Zi Wan.1. Cough:i. Aster Zi Wan with Coltsfoot for Cough with excess sputumii. acute Wind-Cold cough, Aster Zi Wan with fresh Ginger, Perilla leaf (Zi Su Ye), Almond kerneliii. cough from Wind-Cold, chronic Bronchitis Aster Zi Wan with copious Phlegm, with Orange peel (Ju Pi), Platycodon Jie Geng, Stemona Bai Bu, Schisandra Wu Wei Zi, Ginger, Licorice, Ammonium chloride (as in Zhi Ke Bao Pian of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia)iv. acute Wind-Heat…

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