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Cynchum Root; Willowleaf Swallowwort Rhizome
Cynchum Root; Willowleaf Swallowwort Rhizome. Class: Phlegresolving Medicine. Properties: Pungent; Bitter; Slightly Warm. Meridians: Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Qian
中文名 (Chinese)
白前
Latin Name
Rhizoma et Radix Cynanchi Stauntonii; Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma et Radix
English Name
Cynchum Root; Willowleaf Swallowwort Rhizome
Alias Names
石蓝嗽药柳叶白前水杨柳大鹤瓢水柳芫花叶白前溪瓢羹消结草乌梗仔蜜白前炒白前鹅管白前
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Bitter; Slightly Warm
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Root and rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
功效分类 (CN)
化痰药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to resolve phlegm and stop cough; 2. to conduct qi downward
Indication (主治)
1. treatmant of cough due to invasion by exogenous pathogenic factors. swallowwort rhizome (baiqian) is used with schizonepeta (jingjie) and platycodon root (jiegeng) in the formula zhisuo san. 2. treatment of turbid phlegm blocking the lungs
🔗 External References
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