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Coltsfoot flower (Kuandonghua)
Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Farfarae
Botanical Name: Tussilago farfara L.
Common Name: Coltsfoot flower, Tussilago
Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao
Jing
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: After the plant begins to flower
before winter, the flower buds are gathered
and dried in the shade.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridian: Lung
Functions:
1. To moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm;
2. To stop cough
Indications & Combinations:
Cough. Coltsfoot flower (Kuandonghua) is used
with Aster root (Ziwan). It is more powerful
than Aster root (Ziwan) in stopping cough
and resolving phlegm.
Dosage: 5-10 g |
