Yang Cong

Name

Yang Cong (Onion)

The Effect of Yang Cong

Property

Sweet, slightly pungent, warm; liver, spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Relax the intestines, regulate qi, harmonize the stomach, strengthen the spleen, dispel wind-cold, promote digestion.

Indications

Poor appetite, indigestion, hypertension, affection of exotenous wind-cold without sweat, dysentery, hyperlipidemia, nasal obstruction.

Dosage and Administrations

Eat the raw, or cook it for eating. Proper dosage for external application, pounded for applying.