Herbs that Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
Kuan Dong Hua 款冬花
Tussilaginis Farfarae Flos Coltsfoot Flower
Channels LU
Nature Warm Spicy
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Materia Medica Data
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Spicy, Warm
- Channels Entered
- LU
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Tussilaginis Farfarae Flos
- Chinese
- 款冬花
- Tone Marks
- kuăn dōng huā
- Translation
- Welcome Winter Flower
Chinese Herb Actions
- Moistens Lungs, Descends Qi, Stops Cough, and Transforms Phlegm For cough and wheeze due to Cold, Heat or Yin Deficiency and chronic cough with blood streaked sputum.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 5-10 grams in decoction (Chen)
- 4.5-9 grams in decoction (Bensky)
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Use with caution for cough due to heat
- Use with caution in cases with lung abscesses or pus and blood in the sputum
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
- Overdose can cause irritability, restlessness, excitation, and increased respiration.
- Long term use may increase risk for Liver Cancer
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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