Chinese Arundina
Arundina Graminifolia
Zhu Ye Lan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; slightly bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Whole herb and rooty stem

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel wind and disinhibit damp, dissipate stasis and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Jaundice, heat strangury, edema, beriberi, mounting qi , wind-damp impediment pain, poisonous snake bite, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess, knocks and falls.