Flower Bud of Common Coltsfoot, Common Coltsfoot Flower
Farfarae Flos, Flos Farfarae
Kuan Dong Hua

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; slightly bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Bud

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and resolve phlegm to nourish the lung to keep the adverse qi downward.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough, cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, consumption cough and hemoptysis, chronic bronchitis, infection of upper respiratory tract, tuberculosis.