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Botanical name |
Aster tataricus |
| Pin yin name | Zi Yuan | |
| Pin yin description | (Zi means purple, referring to the colour of the flowers; yuan, often written wan for this herb name, is a garden) | |
| Other common names | Tatarian aster, Tatarian daisy | |
| Part used | Root and Rhizome | |
| Taste | Bitter, Sweet | |
| Nature | Slightly Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Transform phlegm and stop cough | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Cough with profuse sputum due to wind-cold; chronic cough with blood tinged sputum due to lung deficiency | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted; however, large doses or long-term use is not recommended | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Cough due to yin deficiency with heat; cough due to excess heat | |
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