Beautiful Phyllodium
Phyllodium Pulchellum
Pai Qian Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bland; bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Aerial parts

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel wind and move water, quicken blood and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, swelling pain in throat, gan of teeth and gum, wind-damp impediment pain, edema, ascites, liver spleen enlargement, knocks and falls, poisonous insect stings, malaria, bilharziosis.