Shrubby Woodwardia
Woodfordia Fruticosa
Xia Zi Hua

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Slightly sweet; astringent; warm

Part(s) used

Root or flower

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To quicken blood and stanch bleeding, soothe sinews and quicken network vessels.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Dysmenorrhea, menstrual block, flooding, nosebleed(epistaxis), coughing of blood, intestinal wind bleeding, dysentery, wind-damp impediment pain, taxation damage in lumbar muscle, knocks and falls.