Medicinals

xuán fù huā / 旋覆花 / 旋覆花 / inula flower;

Latin pharmacognostic name: Inulae Flos

Alternate English names: elecampane flower

Alternate Chinese names: 金沸花 jīn fèi huā

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Phlegm-transforming agents

Properties: Bitter, acrid, salty; slightly warm.

Channel entry: lung and stomach channels. (some sources add spleen and large intestine channels.)

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 3–10g, decocted in a cloth bag to prevent its hairs from irritating the throat and stomach, causing coughing, choking, or vomiting.

Warning:

Contraindicated in yīn vacuity taxation cough and in damage to liquid with dry cough. It must be decocted in a cloth bag because it has hairs that irritate the throat.

Product Description:

These flowers are spherical, with a diameter of 1–2 cm. The involucre is composed of numerous lanceolate or linear imbricate bracts in five layers. The flowers are dull yellowish green. The outer layer is a ring of ligulate flowers.

Quality:

Large, golden flowers with white hairs and without stalks are the best.

Product Area:

Hénán, Jiāngsū, Héběi, Zhèjiāng, ānhuī, and Hēilóngjiāng.

Etymology:

The name xuán fù huā 旋覆花 is explained as the flower (huā 花) that turns back (xuán 旋) to cover ( 覆) stem.

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