Greenleaf Piptanthus, Evergreen Laburnum
Piptanthus Nepalensis
Huang Hua Mu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; bland; minor cold

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear liver and brighten eyes, moisten intestines and free stool.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Headache due to externally contracted wind-heat, conjunctivitis, hypertension, chronic constipation.