Rhizoma Cynanchi Stauntonii (Bai Qian) – Relieves Cough and Eliminates Phlegm

Scientific name:
Cynanchum stauntonii (Decne.) Schltr.ex Levl. or C. glaucescens (Decne.) Hand.-Mazz.

Family:
Asclepiadaceae

Parts used:
Root and rhizome

Actions:
Expectorant

TCM effects:
Descends the adverse-rising Qi (energy)
Eliminates phlegm
Opens the inhibited lung-Qi (energy)
Relieves cough

Uses:
Dyspnea
Productive cough
Wheezing

Dosages:
Decoction 3-9 g

Classical Chinese Herbal Recipes for Healing Flu, Common Cold, and Infectious Diseases

Classical Chinese Herbal Recipes for Healing Flu, Common Cold, and Infectious Diseases

(Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, Volume 2, Number 3, 2009)
ISSN: 1946-1909

PharmTao.com (Editor)

Herbal recipes in Chinese medicine that can be used for healing influenza, common cold, and other infectious diseases are collected here. These recipes have been used for hundreds of years, proved [...]

Semen Ginkgo (Bai Guo) – Healing Cough, Dyspnea, and Frequent Micturition

Scientific name:
Ginkgo biloba L.

Family:
Ginkgoaceae

Parts used:
Seeds (removed off the outer spermoderm)

Actions:
Neutral nitrogen-free component: may cause convulsion and paralysis of medulla oblongata in mice

TCM effects:
Astringes the lung and relieves dyspnea
Clears away turbid substance and decreases frequency of micturition

Uses:
Cough
Dyspnea
Leukorrhagia
Nocturnal emission
Frequent micturition
White and turbid urine

Dosages:
Decoction 6-9 g

Contraindication:
Crude seed or large dosage may [...]