All - Grass of Japanese Inula, Inula Herb
Inulae Herba, Herba Inulae
Jin Fei Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; pungent; salty; warm

Part(s) used

Aerial parts

Potential toxicity/side effects

Toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and dyspnea, and eliminate retained phlegm.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold cough, phlegm congestion and qi counterflow, glomus fullness in chest and diaphragm, cough and asthma with abundant phlegm, painful swelling from clove sore.