Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes Sinensis
Shou Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Whole herb with root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To boost qi and nourish yin, clear heat and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Weakness during convalescence, yin vacuity internal heat, cough with blood ejection, dizzy head, lumbago and limp aching, diabetes mellitus, emission, strangury-turbidity and vaginal discharge, swelling pain in throat, poisonous snake bites, burns and scalds, swollen welling abscess and sores.