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<record type="herb" updated="2026-09-18T16:36:14.202426+00:00">
  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">kuan dong hua</name>
    <name type="chinese">款冬花</name>
    <name type="latin">Flos Farfarae</name>
    <name type="english">Coltsfoot Flower</name>
    <name type="japanese">kantoka</name>
    <name type="korean">kwandonghwa</name>
  </names>
  <channels>
    <channel>Lung</channel>
  </channels>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moistens the Lungs, descends Qi, stops cough and transforms Phlegm</summary>
      <indication>Cough and wheezing from many causes, most often Cold</indication>
      <indication>Rebellious Lung Qi with cough and wheeze; being moistening, it can be used in Dryness where a purely warm, drying herb would not suit</indication>
      <indication>Cough and wheezing from Heat or from Yin deficiency, in suitable combinations</indication>
      <indication>Long-standing cough with streaks of blood in the sputum</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
</record>
