Peucedanum Root (QianHu)
Price (CAD) is measured in grams
【PROPERTI】Bitter,Acrid,Slightly Cold
【CHANNELS ENTERED】Lung,(Spleen)
【ACTIONS】
Expels Phlegm and descends Qi;
Expels Wind-Heat
【Indications/Syndromes】
Lung Heat (cough, wheezing, thick Phlegm, tight chest);
Wind-Heat with a headache and coughing (most suitable when Wind-Heat constrains the Lungs)
【Cautions& Contraindications】
Contraindicated for those with cough due to Yin Deficiency.
Contraindicated for those with cough or wheezing due to Cold Phlegm.
Contraindicated during pregnancy.
Counteracts Rz. et Rx. Veratri Nigri Li Lu.
Counteracts Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao.
【HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS】
Use with caution for patients taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox) or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix) as concurrent use may have an additive or synergistic effect.