Paniculate Bolbostemma
Bolbostemmatis Rhizoma, Rhizoma Bolbostematis
Tu Bei Mu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; slightly cold

Part(s) used

Tuber

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dissolve lumps, cause subsidence of swelling, and counteract toxicity.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of mastitis, chronic lymphadenitis, tuberculosis of cervical lymph nodes, hypertrophic rhinitis.