Action: to remove damp and phlegm, to relieve nausea and vomiting, and to eliminate stuffiness in the chest and the epigastrium. Indications:cough and asthma with much phlegm; dizziness and palpitation due to retention of phlegm and fluid; vertigo caused by wind-phlegm; beadache with cold extremities due to attack of phlegm; stuffiness in the chest and the epigastrium; globus hystericus. Rhizoma pineliae (processed with ginger ) is often used for relieving nausea and vomiting, while rhizoma pinelliae (proccessed with alum) for removing damp and phlegm. Rhizoma pinelliae (unproccessed) is used externally for boils, sores and lymphadenitis. Usage:for external use, appropriate quantity to be rubbed into juice or grond into powder and applied topically after mixing with liquor. Precaution: incompatible with radix aconiti and allied drugs 25 kg / drum each piece is packed in a polybag, then in a carton.