Common Houndstongue
Radix Cynoglossi Officinalis
Yao Yong Dao Ti Hu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; neutral

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, relieve cough, stanch bleeding.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Urinary tract infection, dysentery, vaginal discharge, yin vacuity cough, hemoptysis, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, bleeding due to external injury.