Kuan Dong Hua
款冬花 kuǎn dōng huā

Category:

Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough

Stop Cough and Wheezing

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 4.5-9g

	Cautions: Use with caution in those with coughing of blood or pus and blood		Meridians: Lung
	Preparation: • Honey-prepared • Dry-fried		Quality: Good quality - purplish red, large flower buds with short (5mm) stalks. Pale reddish, yellowish, or purplish black flower buds are of inferior quality, and opened flowers with long, wooden stalks should not be used
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (3) dìng chuǎn tāng (Arrest Wheezing Decoction) jǐu xiān sǎn (Nine-Immortal Powder) shè gān má huáng tāng (Belamcanda and Ephedra Decoction)

Family:

Compositae (Asteraceae)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Flos Tussilaginis Farfare

Botanical: Tussilago Fargara L.

Japanese: kantōka

Korean: kwandonghwa

Common: coltsfoot, tussilago flower

Temperature: Warm

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