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 & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: After the plant begins to flower before winter, the flower buds are gathered and dried in the shade.

Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm

Meridian: Lung

Functions: 1. To moisten the lungs and resolve phlegm; 2. To stop cough

Indications & Combinations: 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.