Coastal Glehnia Root is the dried root of Glehnia littoralis Fr. Schmidt et Miq. (Fam. Umbelliferae).

Action: To replenish yin of the lung and stomach, remove heat from the lung, and promote fluid secretion.

Indications: Dry cough caused by heat in the lung; bloody sputum in phthisis; thirst in febrile diseases.

Precaution: Incompatible with Rhizoma et Radix Veratri.

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