Garden Cress
Lepidium Sativum
Jia Du Xing Cai

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Whole herb and seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve cough and dispel phlegm, warm center, disinhibit urine, hasten delivery.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough, asthma, abundant phlegm, hiccough, diarrhea, dysentery, abdominal distention, edema, inhibited urination, scab and lichen.