Peach Root
Prunus Persica
Tao Gen

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, quicken blood and relieve pain, disperse swollen welling abscess.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Jaundice, sand qi abdominal pain, lumbago, taxation damage due to knocks and falls, wind-damp impediment pain, amenorrhea, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, swollen welling abscess, hemorrhoids.