Citron Daylily
Hemerocallis Citrina
Huang Hua Cai

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, loosen chest and resolve depression, cool blood and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Short voidings of reddish urine, jaundice, oppression in chest and vexation in heart, reduced sleep, hematochezia from hemorrhoids, sore and welling abscess.