Herbs that Cool and Dissolve Phlegm Heat: Hai Ge Ke

海蛤壳

Hai = sea
Ge = clam
Ke = shell

Hai Ge Ke also comes from the sea, just like pumice (Fu Hai Shi). Therefore, it is also cold and salty, but also bitter. Hai Ge Ke goes to the lung, and because we eat it (well, we eat clams, not the shells), it makes sense that it goes to the stomach also.

Hai Ge Ke will transform any kind of phlegm heat. It also softens hardness and dissipates nodules. It promotes urination, but more mildly than Fu Hai Shi. Since Hai Ge Ke goes to the stomach, it controls acidity there, stopping pain due to gastric ulcers.