Turnip
Brassica Rapa
Wu Qing

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; sweet; warm

Part(s) used

Root or leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To disperse food and precipitate qi, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Indigestion of overnight food, cold pain in heart and abdomen, cough, swollen welling abscess and toxin of clove.