Forbes Wildginger
Asarum Forbesii
Du Heng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Rhizome and root or whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and dissipate cold, disperse phlegm and move water, quicken blood and relieve pain, resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold common cold, phlegm-rheum cough asthma, edema, wind-cold-damp impediment, knocks and falls, headache, toothache, stomachache, sand qi abdominal pain, scrofula, toxin swelling, snake bite.