Scabrous Cowparsnip
Radix Heraclei Scabridi
Dian Bai Zhi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and effuse sweat, dissipate cold and dry damp.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold common cold, headache, cough and asthma, deep-source nasal congestion, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, wind-cold-damp impediment, cold-damp vaginal discharge, dysmenorrhea, toxin swelling of sores, wind papule itching.