Fomes Officinalis Sporocarp
Fomes Officinalis
A Li Hong

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Sporocarp

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and calm asthma, dispel wind and eliminate damp, disperse swelling and relieve pain, disinhibit urine, resolve snake toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough, asthma, chronic rheumatic arthritis, swelling pain in throat, stomachache, urethral stone, periodontitis, edema, poisonous snake bite.