Common Sassafras
Sassafras Tzumu
Cha Shu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root, stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and dissipate stasis, stanch bleeding.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls, taxation damage in lumbar muscle, hemiplegia, bleeding due to external injury.