Ardisia Japonica
Zi Jin Niu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To suppress cough, dispel phlegm, quicken blood, disinhibit urine, resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Chronic trachitis, hepatitis, acute nephritis, chronic nephritis, tuberculosis and hemoptysis, blood ejection, dysentery, hypertension, mounting qi, taxation damage and strength desertion, aching sinews and bones, toxin swelling.