Chinese Milkwort
Polygala Chinensis
Da Jin Niu Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; neutral

Part(s) used

Whole herb with root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel phlegm, disperse accumulation, dissipate stasis, resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough and sore pharynx, child gan accumulation, knocks and falls, scrofula, swollen welling abscess, poisonous snake bite.