Combined Spicebush Root
Radix Linderae, Linderae Radix
Wu Yao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; warm

Part(s) used

Tuberoid

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. to regulate qi and stop pain; 2. to warm the kidneys and dispel cold

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Distending pain in chest and abdomen, qi counterflow with rapid asthma, bladder vacuity cold, enuresis and frequent urination, mounting qi , dysmenorrhea.