Kuan Dong Hua
Name: Coltsfoot Flower (款冬花)
Pinyin: Kuan Dong Hua
Pharm. Name: Tussilago Farfara
Properties:
|
Taste |
Characteristics |
Organs |
Dosage |
|
Acrid, Sweet |
Moisten lung to resolve phlegm and stop cough. |
Heart, Lung |
4.5-10g |
Description:
The dry flower bud of perennial herb Tussilago farfara. It is always stir-baked with honey for use. It has the main action of resolving phlegm and stopping cough, so it is indicated for cough caused by different reasons. The property and actions of Kuan Dong Hua are similar to Zi Wan, but the latter is good at resolving phlegm and the former is good at stopping cough, so they are mutually reinforced. For cough and dyspnea due to wind-cold and phlegm-fluid retention, it is often combined with wind-cold-dispersing and phlegm-dispelling and cough-stopping herbs.