Lu+Gen+(Phragmites)

[[image:lu_gen.jpg width="273" height="348" align="right"]]Lu Gen/Wei Jing (Phragmites/reed)
Category: Clear Heat & Reduce Fire Nature : Cold Flavors: sweet Channels: LU, ST

Functions: Clear heat from the LU and ST, **produce body fluid w/ clogging the system**, stop vomiting, ease restlessness, **promote urination** Ind: 1. Thirst, restlessness and **dry tongue** due to injury of body fluid in febrile diseases [**yangming disorder**] 2. **Nausea and vomiting due to (rebellious) ST heat** 3. Cough w/ sticky sputum, dry mouth due to heat in the lung or cough due to wind-heat attack 4. **Lung Abscess** [purulent sputum striped w/ fetid blood] 5. Scanty, painful urination due to heat

Dosage: 15-30g., 30-60g. if fresh Contraindications: def. cold in middle jiao