Bai Qian
Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma
acrid, sweet, salty, warm
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Transform Cold Phlegm
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Due to cold phlegm
- Wheezing
- Due to cold phlegm or dysfunction of the lung system
Bai Qian is acrid to break up phlegm, sweet to nourish the lungs, and slightly warm to treat cold phlegm patterns of the lung system.
Channels: lung
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Sore throat
- Asthma
- Wheezing
- Productive cough
- Due to cold phlegm
Formulas:
- Zhi Sou San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Bai Qian to patients that present with unproductive cough without phlegm
Zoo Image: a Great Dane under an x-ray shows a stop sign in the lungs with gurgle and phlegm coming up