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:

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Substitute:

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Main Combinations:

1. Cough:
i. Aster Zi Wan with

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ii. acute Wind-Cold cough, Aster Zi Wan with

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iii. cough from Wind-Cold, chronic Bronchitis Aster Zi Wan with

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iv. acute Wind-Heat Cough, Aster Zi Wan with

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v. Aster Zi Wan with

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vi. Aster Zi Wan with

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vii. Cough with sticky yellow mucus, Aster Zi Wan with

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viii. Cough with blood in the sputum, Aster Zi Wan with

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ix. Cough and Wheezing with sputum, Aster Zi Wan with

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x. stubborn Wind-Cold cough, Aster Zi Wan with

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2. Chronic Cough:
i. Aster Zi Wan with

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ii. Chronic Cough from Lung weakness, Aster Zi Wan with

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iii. chronic persistent Cough, Aster Zi Wan with

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3. Consumptive Cough, shortness of Breath, Aster Zi Wan with

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Cautions:

None noted

Main Preparations used: