Smallflower Milkwort
Polygala Telephioides
Xiao Hua Yuan Zhi
About
Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Part(s) used
Whole herb with root
Potential toxicity/side effects
Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have
To dispel phlegm, relieve cough, dissipate stasis, resolve toxin.
Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat
Cough, cough with inhibited phlegm, knocks and falls, menstrual disorder, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, poisonous snake bites.