Prepared Root of Tatarian Aster
Radix Asteris Praeparata
Zhi Zi Wan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; pungent; sweet; bitter

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Treatment of acute or chronic cough and asthma with copious expectoration, hemoptysis in consumptive diseases.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. inhibiting the growth of some gram-negative bacteria and influenzae virus in vitro. 2. its benzene and methyl alcohol extract exert an expectorant effect.