Herb
Peucedanum (Qian hu)
前胡qian hu
1 sourceRadix Peucedani
Directs qi downward and transforms phlegm-heat, dispels wind, and clears lung-heat to relieve cough and chest fullness.
Source
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷十三·草部·前胡·主治（《别录》）
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：《别录》载前胡主痰满、胸胁中痞、心腹结气、风头痛、去痰实、下气、治伤寒寒热、推陈致新、明目益精；大明谓治一切气、破癥结、开胃下食、通五脏、气喘咳嗽、安胎；李时珍谓清肺热、化痰热、散风邪。
Nature, flavor & meridians
Nature & flavor: 苦，微寒，无毒（《别录》）；甄权谓甘、辛、平；李时珍谓味甘辛、气微平、阳中之阴、降也。·Meridians: 肺（手太阴）, 脾（足太阴）
Citations
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·山草类·前胡（《别录》中品）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·气味（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·发明（时珍·手足太阴阳明之药）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its meridian tropism.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·主治（《别录》）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·主治（大明）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·主治（时珍）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
- Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷十三·草部·前胡·气味（之才·使恶畏）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.