Tussilago farfara is good at treating all kinds of coughs.
Tussilago farfara was recorded for the first time in Shennong Herbal Classic. It is the dry bud of coltsfoot in Compositae. Pungent in nature, slightly sweet in nature, warm in nature, belonging to lung meridian, which can moisten lung, reduce qi, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough. Shegan Mahuang Decoction recorded by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is still in use today, which is a classic and has a very remarkable clinical effect. Farfara Flos in the prescription is compatible with Rhizoma Belamcandae, Herba Ephedrae, Asari, Radix Asteris, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis. It is mainly used to treat exogenous wind-cold, cough and asthma, and phlegm in throat. Tang Dynasty's "Emergency Prescription for Preparing a Thousand Daughters" said: "It is made by decocting Flos Farfarae, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Radix Asteris, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, etc. with water and adding honey to slow fire. It is mainly used for chronic cough." According to Taiping Shenghui Fang, Flos Farfarae powder is composed of Flos Farfarae, almond, Radix Asteris and Stemonae, which is mainly used to treat typhoid cough and wheezing. "Shengji Zonglu" introduces the prescriptions for treating cough, such as soup, pills, powder and so on. , mainly made of drugs such as coltsfoot flower. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Herbal Yan Hui summarized the efficacy of Farfara Flos more comprehensively, saying that it is a medicine for warming and moistening the lung, clearing away the lung, astringing the lung, regulating and tonifying the lung, and it is also an important medicine for treating cough, which can be applied regardless of cold and heat deficiency.
Combined with clinical practice, regardless of exogenous internal injury, deficiency of cold and heat, and the length of the course of disease, Tussilago farfara combined with different drugs can play a very good role: for cold and cough, it can warm the lungs, dried ginger, aster and Schisandra chinensis; If you have fever and cough, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Cortex Mori and Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae can be added. If there is cough and asthma, Herba Ephedrae, Semen Ginkgo and Cortex Mori can be added to relieve asthma and clear lung. If there is phlegm in the throat, Radix Asteris, Rhizoma Belamcandae and Herba Ephedrae can be added to relieve asthma and resolve phlegm. If lung qi deficiency is weak and chronic cough persists, Ginseng Radix, Atractylodis Rhizoma and Glycyrrhrizae Radix can be added to tonify lung and replenish qi. For dry cough due to yin deficiency and blood in sputum, Gaza Ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Lily can nourish yin and moisten the lungs.
Tussilago farfara can be eaten raw for the treatment of exogenous heat cough, and it can be used with honey for the treatment of deficiency cough and chronic cough. It should be reminded that although Farfara can be used at different ages, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Here we recommend a tea substitute-Farfar Fara Lily Syrup, which can be used as a preventive medicine. Take Tussilago farfara 10g, fresh Lily 10g and appropriate amount of crystal sugar, wash fresh Lily, break off petals, boil sugar water with Tussilago farfara and crystal sugar, and drink Lily with water. This prescription has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, reducing qi and resolving phlegm, and is suitable for people with dry cough without phlegm or dry mouth and throat in autumn and winter.