What disease does butterbur treat? Coltsfoot is a traditional Chinese medicinal material that is commonly used clinically. It belongs to the Asteraceae medicinal plant. It can moisten the lungs and lower qi, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is mainly used to treat cough diseases, especially lung deficiency. The effect is best for coughs. Let’s follow the editor to take a look at the effects and contraindications of butterbur flowers.

1. Efficacy and contraindications

Functions and Indications

Moisten the lungs and lower qi, resolve phlegm and relieve coughs. Cure cough, wheezing, and laryngitis.

① "Herbal Classic". Mainly caused by cough and upper Qi, asthma, laryngeal paralysis, epilepsy, and cold and heat evil qi.

② "Bie Lu": Mainly quenches thirst, wheezing and breathing.

③"Medicinal Property Theory": Mainly treats shortness of lung qi and heart, acute heat and fatigue, continuous cough, thick and sticky saliva, and treatment of lung disease, lung abscess and pus vomiting.

④ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": moistens the heart and lungs, benefits the five internal organs, relieves troubles, replenishes fatigue, eliminates phlegm and relieves coughs, pulmonary flaccidity and vomiting blood, heart deficiency and palpitations, liver cleansing to improve eyesight and stroke.

⑤ "The Origin of Medicine": Warms the lungs and relieves coughs.

⑥ "Book of Materia Medica": It is also used to treat phlegm and dampness syndrome.

⑦ "Changsha Medical Explanation": lowers inverse flow and breaks plastic, soothes cough and relieves asthma, soothes the throat, cleanses the heart and lungs, and moisturizes dryness. [4]

Medicinal contraindications

① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Almonds are used as a base. Aster is good. Acacia acacia, sulfate, and scrophulariaceae. Fritillaria and magnolia. , Ephedra, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Qinghui."

② "Materia Medica Chongyuan": "It should not be used if the lungs are burning and the lungs are full."

③ "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "It is contraindicated for yin deficiency and labor cough."

2. Precautions for taking

First: Pay attention to the dosage of butterbur flower

Coltsfoot There are many ways to use flowers, which can be roughly divided into two categories: internal use and external use. If you are taking coltsfoot flowers orally, the most common way is to decoction. You should choose three to ten grams of dried coltsfoot flowers and boil them in water. In addition, it can also be made into pills, powders and ointments. If Chinese medicinal materials such as coltsfoot are used externally, they should be made into powder and applied to the affected area. The effect is also very good.

Second: Patients with yin deficiency and fatigue and cough are not suitable for taking coltsfoot.

The famous Chinese medicine book "Ben Jing Feng Yuan" has a detailed description of the contraindications for the use of coltsfoot. Although coltsfoot It can effectively treat some lung discomfort and cough. However, if you are a patient suffering from yin deficiency and cough, it is recommended that this type of patient not take butterbur to avoid aggravation of the condition.

Third: Patients with lung fire burning are not suitable to take butterbur flowers

If you feel lung discomfort in life and have lung fire burning, it is best not to take it. Butterbur flowers. Why does lung fire burn? This is because the lung qi is strong and the lung qi is also full of energy in the body. At this time, it is recommended to take some medicinal materials that are cold in nature and can clear away heat and purge fire. Do not take butterbur flowers to prevent lung fire from becoming more intense.

Fourth: Medicinal materials not suitable for use with coltsfoot flowers

Not all medicinal materials are consistent with the medicinal properties of coltsfoot flowers. There are also some medicinal materials that come into contact with coltsfoot flowers or may cause Side effects are likely to occur after using them together. In daily life, special attention should be paid when using coltsfoot flowers. Coltsfoot is not suitable to be used together with saltpeter, Scrophulariaceae, honey locust, Xin Yi, coptis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Qinghui, etc. to avoid changing the medicinal properties.

Fifth: Identification of coltsfoot flowers

Coltsfoot flowers generally live in sunny and warm places, such as ditches, which are a very good choice for this plant. Butterbur flowers have a relatively large distribution range and grow in North China and Northwest my country, especially in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other provinces.

The height of coltsfoot flowers is about ten centimeters to twenty-five centimeters. They are basically heart-shaped or egg-shaped, with wavy zigzag shapes on the edges. Generally, the tops of the zigzags are red. The color of coltsfoot flowers is red, similar to chrysanthemums, and the flowering period is usually in February and March.