2, Runfei expectorant: Platycodon grandiflorum

Platycodon grandiflorum, also known as Buddhist monk's hat, bell flower, stalk grass and so on. , a perennial herb of Campanulaceae, is native to China, Korea and Japan. Both wild and cultivated. The flowering period is from July to September. It is bright blue and looks like a bell. It is very beautiful and is still a commonly used Chinese medicine.

Platycodon grandiflorum can be eaten Picking its young leaves in March-April every year, frying them in boiling water or making soup, and also making wine, cakes and pickles. Seeds can extract oil.

Platycodon grandiflorum (its root) is a commonly used expectorant, which has the effects of dispersing lung qi, resolving phlegm and expelling pus, and can be used to treat common cold and cough, sore throat, lung abscess and pus discharge, chest fullness and hypochondriac pain. Platycodon grandiflorum is good at dispersing lung qi, resolving phlegm and expelling pus, so it is very suitable for cough with excessive phlegm, uncomfortable expectoration and lung abscess. Modern pharmacological analysis shows that platycodon grandiflorum promotes tracheal secretion, dilutes sputum and is beneficial to expectoration, and its expectorant effect is similar to that of western medicine ammonium chloride.

Practical and convenient methods are:

1, lung abscess with excessive phlegm: 30g of Platycodon grandiflorum and 9g of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, decocted in water, taken daily 1, and taken in three warm times.

2, cold cough: Platycodon grandiflorum 10 g, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Saposhnikovia divaricata 9 g each, almond 6 g, decocted in water.

3, sore throat: 9 grams of platycodon grandiflorum, mint, burdock, 6 grams of licorice, decoction.

4, chest full of hypochondriac pain: Platycodon grandiflorum, Fructus Aurantii Immaturus each 30 grams, hawthorn 9 grams, water decoction.

3, cough and phlegm: Farfalla

Tussilago farfara, also known as winter flower, is the bud of Tussilago farfara, a perennial herb in Compositae. Fu Xian once wrote Preface to Fafala: "I once chased birds to Beishan Yu, so in mid-winter and November, the valley was full of ice and the cliff was full of snow. When I saw Farfalla, I began to paint with gorgeous flowers. " I described Farfalla flowers blooming in the snow and ice.

Farfara is mainly produced in Gansu, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and other places, among which Lingtai in Gansu is the best. Generally, the flower buds of Farfara farfara are dug up from the end of June 10 to the end of February 18, and dried in the shade in a ventilated and dry place. Be careful not to wash, touch, sun or freeze, otherwise it will turn black easily.

Farfara is a traditional Chinese medicine. This product is pungent and warm, enters the lung meridian, has the effects of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and relieving asthma, and can be used to treat cough and asthma, chronic cough due to lung deficiency, blood in phlegm, and throat obstruction. For cough with asthma or chronic cough, it is often combined with Zi Yuan to reduce phlegm and qi. Because of its mild nature, it is suitable for colds and coughs. Tussilago farfara has strong antitussive effect, but weak expectorant effect. With Zi Yuan, the expectorant effect is enhanced.

Practical and convenient methods are:

1, cold cough, tracheitis cough: Flos Farfarae, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata each 15g, Fructus Foeniculi 30g, decocted in water.

2, chronic cough, blood in the sputum: coltsfoot flower and lily are equal, * * * ground into fine powder, refined into pills, such as quail eggs, each serving 1 pill, chewed after breakfast and dinner, and served with ginger soup.

3. Tuberculosis, asthma and pulmonary atrophy: Flos Farfarae 10g, green tea 1g, Zi Yuan 6g, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata 5g, add water 1g, boil for 5 minutes, filter the juice, and take it with honey. Every day 1 dose.

4, mouth sores: Farfara, Coptis, etc. * * * After grinding, apply it to the affected area.