Description

Its herbal use was first mentioned in the Shen Nong Canon of Herbs ca. 25-220AD.

PART USED: Rhizomes

Taste: Bitter

Meridians: lungs and liver

Information:anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, expectorant,
purgativeUsed against bacteria, fingi, and viruses.

Indication:wheezing; deep coughs with hoarseness, phlegmy
coughs, throat pain and infections, bronchitis, asthma,
tonsillitis, laryngitis, stomach pain, mumps, irregular menses,
rheumatism, goiter, swollen liver and spleen, hepatitis, dysuria,
constipation, dropsy, gonorrhea, malaria and breast cancer.

In China, used as a treatment for rice-field dermatitis (
fungal skin infection which afflicts workers in rice fields).
Used externally for boils, cancer, contusions, and swellings.
Used as a poultice for sprains.
Has ancient historical use (100 BC) in oriental medicine for
treating laryngeal tumors.

CAUTION: Root potentially TOXIC. NOT TAKEN BY PREGNANT WOMEN!

This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always used this herb under instructions of a licensed herbalist.