ORIGIN: The ice-like rock crystal boiled and crystallized out of white granulated sugar.
NATURE, FLAVOR AND CHANNEL TROPISM: Sweet in flavor, neutral in nature, acting on the channels of the lung and spleen.
EFFICIENCIES AND INDICATIONS: Invigorating the middle-jiao and replenishing qi, regulating the function of the stomach and moistening the lung. It is used to treat cough and Asthma due to dryness of the lung, deficiency of the lung, wind-cold pathogen and overwork; infantile malaria, fasting dysentery, Behcet's Disease; toothache due to pathogenic wind-fire.
DIRECTIONS: To be decocted for internal use, or eaten together with rice or bread. It can be used as an ingredient of boluses or pills or soft extract.