Common Aspidistra
Rhizoma Aspidistrae Elatioris
Zhi Zhu Bao Dan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; sweet; minor cold

Part(s) used

Rhizome

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To quicken blood and relieve pain, clear lung and relieve cough, disinhibit urine and free strangury.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Knocks and falls, wind-damp impediment pain, lumbago, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, lung heat cough, sand strangury, inhibited urination.