Manyspike Tanoak Leaf
Folium Lithocarpi Polystachyi
Duo Sui Shi Ke Ye

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; slightly bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, transform phlegm, dispel wind, lower blood pressure.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Hypertension, damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, lung heat cough, sores with welling abscess and flat abscess, dry-itchy skin.