Prince'S-Feather Fruit
Fructus Polygoni Orientalis, Polygoni Orientalis Fructus
Shui Hong Hua Zi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Salty; slightly cold

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To reduce masses by dissipating blood stasis, and to relieve pain by removing stagnancy of food.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of mass in the abdomen, goitre with pain, epigastric pain and distension due to indigestion.