✵TCM herbalism is also known as the pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Chinese pharmaceutics. It is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is primarily composed of Introduction to Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent Medicines.
Expectorants, Herbs for Resolving Cold-Phlegm
Introduction: Expectorants—Herbs for Resolving Cold-Phlegm are warming herbs used to treat cold-phlegm or phlegm-damp syndromes; they are also known as warming phlegm-resolving herbs. These herbs are predominantly warm and drying in nature and function to warm the lungs, dispel cold-phlegm, dry dampness, and resolve phlegm.
They are primarily indicated for syndromes of cold-phlegm or damp-phlegm, as well as other phlegm-related patterns. Representative herbs include Semen Sinapis Albae (Bái Jiè Zǐ), Flos Inulae (Xuán Fù Huā), and Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii (Bái Qián).
✵As of January 1, 2024, a total of [3] commonly used TCM herbs—derived from [5] related plant species—are classified under this category. Each of these Expectorants—Herbs for Resolving Cold-Phlegm is briefly introduced below.
Semen Sinapis Albae (White Mustard Seed)
Brief Introduction:Semen Sinapis Albae is the mature seed of Sinapis alba L., used to warm the lung and resolve phlegm—indicated for cough with profuse expectoration and chest oppression—and also for cold abscesses and pleural effusion. It is commonly known as Semen Sinapis Albae, White Mustard Seed, or Bái Jiè Zǐ.
Flos Inulae (Inula Flower)
Brief Introduction:Flos Inulae is the dried flower head of Inula britannica L. var. chinensis Regel or Inula britannica L., used as an expectorant to relieve cough and wheezing with excessive phlegm, and as an antiemetic for belching and vomiting. It is commonly known as Flos Inulae, Inula Flower, or Xuán Fù Huā.
Brief Introduction:Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii is the dried rhizome and root of Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr. ex Lévl. or Cynanchum glaucescens (Decne.) Hand.-Mazz., used for treating cough and dyspnea with profuse phlegm. It is commonly known as Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii, Willowleaf Swallowwort Rhizome, or Bái Qián.
✵TCM herbalism is also known as the pharmaceutics of Traditional Chinese Medicine or Chinese pharmaceutics. It is the branch of health science dealing with the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of Chinese herbs. It is primarily composed of Introduction to Chinese Medicinals, Classification of Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Patent Medicines.
Introduction: Expectorants—Herbs for Resolving Cold-Phlegm are warming herbs used to treat cold-phlegm or phlegm-damp syndromes; they are also known as warming phlegm-resolving herbs. These herbs are predominantly warm and drying in nature and function to warm the lungs, dispel cold-phlegm, dry dampness, and resolve phlegm.
Brief Introduction: Semen Sinapis Albae is the mature seed of Sinapis alba L., used to warm the lung and resolve phlegm—indicated for cough with profuse expectoration and chest oppression—and also for cold abscesses and pleural effusion. It is commonly known as Semen Sinapis Albae, White Mustard Seed, or Bái Jiè Zǐ. 
Brief Introduction: Flos Inulae is the dried flower head of Inula britannica L. var. chinensis Regel or Inula britannica L., used as an expectorant to relieve cough and wheezing with excessive phlegm, and as an antiemetic for belching and vomiting. It is commonly known as Flos Inulae, Inula Flower, or Xuán Fù Huā.
Brief Introduction: Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii is the dried rhizome and root of Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr. ex Lévl. or Cynanchum glaucescens (Decne.) Hand.-Mazz., used for treating cough and dyspnea with profuse phlegm. It is commonly known as Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii, Willowleaf Swallowwort Rhizome, or Bái Qián.