-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticCynanchum
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Botanical name |
Cynanchum stauntoni |
| Pin yin name | Bai Qian | |
| Pin yin description | bai means white and qian means in front of or before; the root is yellowish-white in colour; qian is a term used to distinguish one plant from another that is similar, in this case, from Cynanchum atratum, which is called Bai Wei (wei meaning small); it is sometimes mixed up with Bai Qian | |
| Other common names | Willowleaf Swallowwort | |
| Part used | Root and Rhizome | |
| Taste | Pungent, Sweet | |
| Nature | Neutral | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Transform phlegm, subdue ascending qi and stop cough | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Cough and wheezing with profuse phlegm | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Cough due to spleen and lung qi deficiency or due to kidney qi deficiency | |
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