Medicinals
bái qián / 白前 / 白前 / willowleaf swallowwort [rhizome];
Latin pharmacognostic name: Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma
Alternate English names: baiqian cynanchum [rhizome]
Alternate Chinese names:
Origin: Plant
Use: medicinal
Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Phlegm-transforming agents
Properties: Sweet, acrid; slightly warm. (Some sources say bitter and slightly cold.)
Channel entry: lung channel.
Indications:
Downbears qì and transforms phlegm: Cough with copious phlegm from a variety of causes, fullness in the chest and rapid panting.
Dosage & Method:
Oral: 3–10g in decoctions.
Quality:
Thick rhizomes with long roots clean of earth are the best.
Product Area:
ānhuī, Zhèjiāng, Húnán.
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