Bai Qian

Herbs that transform cold phlegm

 

 

Channels: LU

Properties: Spicy, Sweet, Slightly Warm

English Translation: White Before

Common: Root and Rhizome of Cynanchum

Latin: Radix Et Rhizoma Cynanchi Baiqian

Actions:

  • Expel phlegm
  • Redirect Qi downward and arrest cough

1. Phlegm in Lung & Lung Qi dysfunction of downward: cough wheeze or asthma with phlegm, and be either cold or heat phlegm; e.g. Zhi Sou San, with Chen Pi, Jie Geng, Zi Wan

Dosage:

  • 3-9g