Xuan Fu Hua
旋覆花 xuán fù huā, "rotated, upturned flower"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Bitter , Salty		Dosage: 3-9g

	Cautions: Inappropriate for dry cough due to Yin Deficiency or for debilitated patients with loose stools		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Liver , Stomach
	Preparation: • Honey-prepared • Stalks • Aerial		Quality: Good quality - large, golden yellow capitula with white pappus and without stalks
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) xiāng fù xuán fù huā tāng (Cyperus and Inula Decoction) xúan fù dài zhě tāng (Inola and Hematite Decoctioon)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Flos Inulae

Botanical: Inula Japonica Thunb., Inula Britannica L.

Japanese: senpukuka

Korean: seonbokhwa

Common: inula flower

Temperature: Slightly Warm

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Descends Qi add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Reduces phlegm and Promotes the dissipation of pathogenic water add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Stops vomiting and Calms rebellious Qi add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) Cough add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Phlegm and fluids clogging up the Lungs add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Accumulation of phlegm and thin mucus add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Most appropriate for cold disorders, but when combined with appropriate herbs can be used for warm disorders add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Hiccoughs add comment

Xuan Fu Hua旋覆花 xuán fù huā, "rotated, upturned flower"