Product name : RADIX ASTERIS

Item : 79351486220

Details :
   The traditional Chinese medicine Aster is a type of phlegm resolving, cough relieving, and asthma relieving medicine, which is the dry root and rhizome of Aster, a plant in the composite family. Aster has a pungent, bitter, and warm medicinal properties. Return to the Lung Meridian. This product is spicy, disperses bitterness, and reduces dryness. It is warm and not dry, and is specifically designed for use in the lung meridian. Skilled in moistening the lungs and lowering qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, it can be used for coughing regardless of external or internal injuries. This product mainly contains terpenoids, flavonoids, coumarins, anthraquinones, as well as sterols, peptides, volatile oils, etc. The Chinese medicinal herb Aster is mainly produced in Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and the three provinces of Northeast China. It is also distributed abroad in Korea, Japan, and other places, and usually grows in damp riverbanks. This product is the dried roots and rhizomes of Aster tataricus L. f., a plant in the composite family. Harvest in spring and autumn, remove the knotted rhizomes (commonly known as "mother roots") and sediment, weave them into braids and dry them in the sun, or directly dry them in the sun. The characteristics of the medicinal parts of Aster: The rhizome of this product is irregular and blocky, with varying sizes and residual stems and leaves at the top; The quality is slightly hard. The rhizome is clustered with many fine roots, with a length of 3-15cm and a diameter of 0.1-0.3cm, mostly braided; The surface is purple red or grayish red, with longitudinal wrinkles; The quality is relatively flexible. The air is slightly fragrant, and the taste is sweet and slightly bitter.
  History can be traced back to: "The Classic of Materia Medica": "The main cough is against the upper qi, the chest is cold and hot, the qi is accumulated, the Gu poison is removed, the Wei Jue is weak, and the Five Zangs are safe
  Function: Aster is used for coughing due to excessive phlegm and asthma, new persistent cough, and coughing up blood due to fatigue. This product disperses bitterness and reduces bitterness, is warm and moist without dryness, and is good at nourishing the lungs and qi. It can stimulate lung stagnation, dissipate phlegm, and relieve cough. Cough treatment can be applied to both external and internal injuries, as well as cold, heat, deficiency, and excess. It is most suitable for those with obstructed lung qi or coughing with phlegm. If used to treat external cold, cough, and itching, it is often used in the same way as Platycodon grandiflorum, Schizonepeta, and Baiqian; If the lung is hot and coughing, phlegm is yellow and thick, often used equally with Huangqin, Sangbai, and Zhebeimu to clear the lungs, dissipate phlegm, and stop coughing; If you are tired and cough due to yin deficiency, and there is blood in the sputum, you can often use it with ass hide glue, anemarrhena asphodeloides, and fritillaria fritillariae to nourish yin and moisten the lung, dissipate phlegm and stop coughing; If the lung qi is weak and the cough is cold and wheezing, it is often used in the same way as Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and dried ginger to replenish qi, warm the lungs, and relieve phlegm and cough.
  Other effects: In China's traditional food culture, some Chinese medicinal materials are often widely consumed as food materials in the folk, that is, according to the tradition, they are both food and Chinese medicinal materials (i.e., edible medicinal materials). According to the documents issued by the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation, Aster can be used as a medicinal and edible herb within a limited range and dosage.

Modern research:
  The main terpenoid components include shitanone, epishitanone, and epicorkitol; Flavonoids: Quercetin, kaempferol, etc; Coumarin components: scopolamine, etc; Anthraquinone components: emodin, etc. It also contains sterols, peptides, volatile oils, etc. According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the content of shionone in this product shall not be less than 0.15%, and the decoction pieces shall not be less than 0.10%.
Pharmacological effects:
  Aster and its various components have expectorant effects; Aster decoction, water extract and alcohol precipitate, raw and honey roasted Aster water extract, as well as Asterone and Epicorkiol all have antitussive effects; Aster water extract and alcohol precipitation also have an anti asthma effect. Aster decoction has antibacterial, antiviral, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and diuretic effects.

  Note: The use of traditional Chinese medicine must be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and should be used under the guidance of professional traditional Chinese medicine. It is not allowed to use it arbitrarily, nor to listen to traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions and advertising.

Barcode: 79351486220
Ingredients: Aster
Specification: 16oz (454g)
Effect: Moisturize the lungs and lower qi, eliminate phlegm and cough. Used for coughing due to excessive phlegm and asthma, persistent cough, and coughing up blood due to coughing.