Daghestan Sweetclover
Melilotus Officinalis
Pi Han Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; sweet; slightly bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear summerheat and transform damp, fortify stomach and harmonize center.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Summerheat-damp and oppression in chest, distended head and headache, dysentery, malaria, strangury syndrome, vaginal discharge, mouth sore, bad breath, sores, damp sore, scab and lichen, scrofula.