Chinese Sumac Fruit
Rhus Chinensis
Yan Fu Zi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sour; salty; cool

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To moisten lung and engender liquid, downbear fire and transform phlegm, constrain sweat, check dysentery.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Phlegm cough, throat impediment, jaundice, night sweating, dysentery, intractable lichen, welling abscess, head wind white scaling.