Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)

款冬花kuǎn dōng huāKuandonghua

Tussilago farfara · Plant

Tussilago farfara
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Indications

Cautions

Contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids; potentially hepatotoxic; avoid long-term use; avoid during pregnancy and with liver disease.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Coltsfoot for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Chronic BronchitisConsumption Cough & HemoptysisCoughCough & Asthma With Abundant PhlegmInfection Of Upper Respiratory TractRelieve Cough & Transform PhlegmTuberculosis

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Coltsfoot does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Moisten Lung & Precipitate Qi