[概况]前胡为常用中药,为伞形科前胡属白花前胡(Peucedanum PraerupTorumbunn),系多年生草本植物。以根入药,功能散风清热、降气化痰,主治感冒、上呼吸道感染、咳喘、多痰。前胡原生于向阳山坡草丛中,主要分布在浙江、湖南、四川等省。除白花前胡外,用作中药前胡者尚有紫花前胡等多种植物。前胡性喜冷凉、湿润气候,耐寒。在上海地区,种子播种第二年开花结果,七月中旬开始开花,九月份果实陆续成熟,能收到饱满的种子,可用于繁殖。 [Overview] Qian Hu is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for the Umbrella Division Peucedanum Peucedanum Praeruporubunn, Department of perennial herbs. To root into medicine, functional scattered wind and heat, reducing phlegm, attending a cold, upper respiratory tract infection, cough, phlegm. The former Hu was born in sunny hillside grass, mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Hunan, Sichuan and other provinces. In addition to white flower forerunner, Hu as a traditional Chinese medicine there are a variety of plants such as Purple Peucedanum. Pre-Hu sex hi cool, humid climate, cold. In Shanghai, the flowering of the seed sowed in the second year begins with flowering in mid July and the fruit in September gradually matures, receiving full seeds that can be used for reproduction.