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
(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 [...]
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 [...]
