款冬花·Flos Farfarae
Coltsfoot Flower
Kuan Dong Hua (款冬花) is the flower of coltsfoot, a plant of the daisy family, recorded as Flos Farfarae. It is acrid in flavour and warm in temperature, entering the Lung channel alone.
| Pinyin | kuan dong hua |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 款冬花 |
| Latin Name | Flos Farfarae |
| English Name | Coltsfoot Flower·common coltsfoot flower·Tussilago Flower:Coltsfoot |
| Japanese | kantoka |
| Korean | kwandonghwa |
Cough with sputum that is hard to bring up
Phlegm obstruction with cough and wheezing
Congested fluids (thin mucus) with cough and wheezing
Qi and Phlegm obstruction causing cough
Long-standing dry cough, or cough of Yin Deficiency bringing up blood-streaked sputum
Cough when Wind-Heat invades the Lung
Lung consumption with cough and bloody sputum, or Lung Deficiency with a dry cough
zhi mu + sang ye + zhe bei mu + xing ren
Cough from Lung Heat combined with Wind-Heat invading the Lung
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 4.5-10g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 4.5-10 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
款冬花·Flos Farfarae
Kuan dong hua mi (款冬花) is the honey-processed flower of coltsfoot, an Asteraceae species recorded as Flos Farfarae. The catalogue records it on the Lung channel, and holds no category or actions for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows kuan dong hua.
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