Herb

Coltsfoot Flower (Kuan dong hua)

款冬花kuan dong hua
1 sourceFlos Farfarae

Warms the lung and downbears qi to stop cough and panting, transforms phlegm, and is recorded for lung abscess.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十六·草部·款冬花·主治（《本经》）

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：《本经》载款冬花主咳逆上气善喘、喉痹、诸惊痫寒热邪气；《别录》消渴、喘息呼吸；甄权谓疗肺气心促急、热乏劳咳、涕唾稠粘、肺痿肺痈、吐脓血；大明谓润心肺、益五脏、除烦消痰。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒（《本经》花）；《别录》谓甘；王好古谓纯阳、入手太阴经。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）

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Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·隰草类·款冬花（《本经》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·释名Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its alternate names.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·气味（《本经》花）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·气味（好古·入手太阴经）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·主治（《本经》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·主治（甄权·肺痿肺痈）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十六·草部·款冬花·气味（之才·杏仁为使恶畏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.