Chinese Photinia
Folium et Cacumen Photiniae Serrulatae
Shi Nan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Tender branch-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-damp, relieve itch, strengthen sinews and bones, boost liver and kidney.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, head wind headache, wind papules [=rubella], weekness in legs and knees, kidney vacuity lumbar pain, impotence with emission.