Whiteflower Leadword
Radix et Herba Plumbaginis Zeylanicae
Bai Hua Dan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; astringent; warm

Part(s) used

Whole herb and root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, move qi and quicken blood, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, liver spleen enlargement, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, sprain from knocks and falls, swollen welling abscess and scrofula, scab and lichen with itching, poisonous snake bite.