All-Grass of Thistle, Peking Euphorbia Root
Radix Euphorbiae Pekinensis, Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix
Jing Da Ji

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold; toxic

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. treatment of edema of the face and the body, retention of fluid in the chest and ascites. peking spurge root (daji) is used with jujube (dazao), kansui root (gansui) and genkwa flower (yuanhua) in the formula shizao tang. 2. treatment of boils, carbuncles, scrofula and subcutaneous nodules. peking spurge root (daji) is used with pleione rhizome (shancigu) and moleplant seed (qianjinzi) for internal and external use in the formula zijin ding.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. treatment of edema of the face and the body, retention of fluid in the chest and ascites. peking spurge root (daji) is used with jujube (dazao), kansui root (gansui) and genkwa flower (yuanhua) in the formula shizao tang. 2. treatment of boils, carbunc