Lepidium/Descurainia, Ting Li Zi Lepidium seu Descurainia, Ting Li Zi 葶苈子 Pepperweed, Pepper grassTing Li Zi (TCM)Shang tshe dkar po ཤང་ཚེ་ དཀར་པོ་ (Descurainia, Tibetan Medicine) Lepidium apetalum Descurainia sophia Clark, G.H., Fletcher, J., Farm weeds of Canada Korsmo, E., Unkrauttaflen – Weed plates – Planches des mauvaises herbes – Ugressplansjer (1934-1938) Lepidium apetalum(Photo by Dalgial) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Two separate plants supply this medicine: Lepidium apetalum (Bitter or Northern Bei Ting Li Zi) Descurainia sophia (Sweet or Southern Nan Ting Li Zi) Lepidium virginicum is also regarded as equivalent. Parts used: Seed Temperature & Taste: Cold (Warm), dry. Bitter, PungentTCM considers it Cold, but it is definitely Warm in nature as is its relative Garden Cress, or at least should be regarded as Neutral (as some Tibetan sources class it). This is evident in its burning irritation in large doses, and the fact that high doses have been associated with blistering, and even in its common name Pepperwort. The classification as a Cold herb in TCM is due to its effectiveness against Heat-type Cough. Classifications: Q. Stop Cough and Wheezing Uses: 1. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough and Wheezing: (TCM)-Cough, Wheezing from excess Phlegm, or Lung Heat-also used for cases with Cold-Phlegm-Damp…

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