Coltsfoot Flower (Kuan Dong Hua)

款冬花
Coltsfoot flower (Kuandonghua)

Pharmaceutical Name: Flos Farfarae

Botanical Name: Tussilago farfara L.

Common Name: Coltsfoot flower, Tussilago

Source of Earliest Record: Shennong Bencao Jing

Part Used: After the plant begins to flower before winter, the flower buds are gathered and dried in the shade.

Natural Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm

Meridians: Lung

Therapeutic Effects:
1. To moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm.
2. To stop cough

Indications:
Cough. Coltsfoot flower (Kuandonghua) is used with Aster root (Ziwan). It is more powerful than Aster root (Ziwan) in stopping cough and resolving phlegm.

Dosage: 5-10 g

Traditional use is not proof of safety or effect. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using any herb if you are pregnant, nursing, or take medicine.