Hogfennel Root, Root of Grand Hogfennel
Radix Peucedani, Peucedani Radix
Qian Hu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; pungent; slightly cold

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and remove heat, and to relieve cough and resolve phlegm .

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough, externally contracted wind-heat, lung heat phlegm depression, cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, sticky phlegm, retching counterflow and reduced food intake, fullness and oppression in chest and diaphragm.