INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Flos Farfarae
Common English:	Tussilago Flower Coltsfoot Flower

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Acrid (Sweet)	Warm (Lukewarm)	Lung (Heart)	4.5-10g Tincture: 2-4ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
*Moistens the Lungs, descends Qi,* stops coughing and transforms Phlegm**	Coughing and wheezing of various etiologies (usually due to Cold)

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

Antagonizes Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen.
Counteracts Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu and Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu.
Counteracts Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua.
Counteracts Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang.
Counteracts Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin.
Counteracts Rx. Astragali Huang Qi.

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Rx. Asteris Zi Wan	Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren	Fr. Schisandrae *Wu Wei Zi* Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi *Ban Xia*
Coughing with difficult-to-expectorate sputum.	Coughing and wheezing due to Phlegm Obstruction.	Cough and wheezing due to congested fluids. (thin mucus)
Rz. Cynanchi Stauntonii Bai Qian	Bul. Lilii Bai He	Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu Fol. Mori Sang Ye
Cough due to Obstruction of Qi and Phlegm.	Chronic dry cough or Yin Deficiency cough with bloody sputum.	Cough due to Wind-Heat Attacking the Lung.
Rx. Asteris Zi Wan Mel Feng Mi	Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu Fol. Mori Sang Ye Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
Cough from Lung consumption with Blood in the sputum or dry cough from Lung Deficiency.	Cough due to Wind-Heat Attacking the Lung and Lung Heat.

High doses may cause syncope and apnea.
It is most often used for the treatment of Lung abscess, smoker’s cough, and chronic asthma or bronchitis.
A decoction can be used as an eye wash for red or inflamed eyes.
It is good for externally contracted coughs.
Some sources say that this herb is warm but not drying and slightly moistens the Lungs and can be used for any type of cough, hot, cold, acute or chronic. It can also be used for Wind-Heat Attacking the Lungs.
It is often used with Rx. Asteris Tataricae Zi Wan which expels Phlegm while Kuan Dong Hua stops cough. Zi Wan is pungent and dry and is good for Cold-induced cough while Kuan Dong Hua cools and moistens and is good for dry cough.
Honey-prepared Tussilago Flower Mi Zhi Kuan Dong Hua has stronger Lung- moistening and cough-relieving actions and is appropriate for cough or wheezing due to Lung Deficient and, with appropriate additional herbs, Lung Yin Deficiency cough.
Dry-fried Tussilago Flower Chao Kuan Dong Hua is less acrid and dispersing to better treat dry cough from Qi or Yin Deficiency. It is less effective that Mi Zhi Kuan Dong Hua.