Chinese Cinquefoil
Herba Potentillae Chinensis, Potentiliae Chinensis Herba
Wei Ling Cai

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb with root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To remove toxic heat and reduce heat in blood, and to relieve dysentery.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Red dysentery and abdominal pain, enduring dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess.