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Hogfennel Root; Root of Grand Hogfennel

Hogfennel Root; Root of Grand Hogfennel. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Bitter; Pungent; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Lung

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Qian Hu
中文名 (Chinese)
前胑
Latin Name
Radix Peucedani; Peucedani Radix
English Name
Hogfennel Root; Root of Grand Hogfennel
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Pungent; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To dispel wind and remove heat, and to relieve cough and resolve phlegm .
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
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.
Clinical Manifestations
1. oral use of its decoction can increase secretion of respiratory tract significantly and promote expectoration.2. its active component nodakenetin possesses antibacterial and antimycotic effects
πŸ”— External References
SymMap
319
TCMID
1880
TCMSP
319
TCM-ID
1656