Nature and Flavor:

Slightly warm in nature, sweet in flavor. Attributed to the spleen and lung meridians.

Efficacy and Function:

It is used to tonify qi and promote yang, consolidate the surface and stop sweating, promote diuresis and eliminate swelling, generate fluid and nourish blood, promote stagnation and paralysis, support toxin and expel pus, astringe sores and regenerate muscles. It is a qi tonic classified under the category of deficiency tonics.