Tokyo Violet Herb
Herba Violae, Violae Herba
Zi Hua Di Ding

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; pungent; bitter

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To remove toxic heat, to reduce heat from blood and to induce subsidence of swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Welling abscess and flat abscess with clove sore, erysipelas, mumps, mammary welling abscess, intestinal welling abscess, scrofula, damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, jaundice, red eyes with gall, poisonous snake bites.