Hollyhock Flower
Althaea Rosea
Shu Kui Hua

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; salty; cool

Part(s) used

Flower

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To harmonize blood and stanch bleeding, resolve toxin and dissipate binds.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, profuse menstruation, red and white vaginal discharge, urinary and fecal stoppage, child wind papules, malaria, welling abscess and flat abscess with swollen boil, scorpion sting, burns and scalds.