Catch-Fly
Herba Silenes Fortunei
Ying Zi Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; astringent; cool

Part(s) used

Whole herb with root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, quicken blood and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Dysentery, enteritis, heat strangury, vaginal discharge, swelling pain in throat, taxation damage fever, knocks and falls, poisonous snake bites.