Boxleaf Syzygium
Radix Syzygii Buxifolii
Chi Nan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; slightly bitter; acrid; neutral

Part(s) used

Root or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To boost kidney and settle asthma, fortify spleen and disinhibit damp, expel wind and quicken blood, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Edema, asthma, strangury-turbidity, urethral stone, dysentery, hepatitis, prolapse of uterus, wind-damp pain, testitis, hemorrhoids, swollen welling abscess, burns and scalds, painful swelling from knocks and falls.