Herb Listings
Qian Hu / Hogfennel Root, Peucedanum | |||
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Taste: Bitter, Acrid • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat | |||
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Redirects the qi downward & expels phlegm: for coughing or wheezing with thick sputum due to heat in the lungs.2. Releases wind from the exterior: for externally contracted wind-heat or wind-cold patterns that present with coughing & copious sputum. Most often used in wind-heat patterns. |
MeridiansLung |
CautionsMay counteract li lu. |