Crystal Sugar

Bing Tang

Name

Bing Tang (Rock Candy, Crystal Sugar)

Property

Sweet, neutral; lung and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, moisten the lung to relieve cough.

Indications

Qi deficiency in spleen and stomach, cough due to lung-dryness, blood-stained sputum.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 10~15 g, or made into pills or paste.