Yellowflower Milkwort
Polygala Arillata
Huang Hua Yuan Zhi

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel phlegm and eliminate damp, fortify spleen and supplement vacuity, quiet heart and quicken blood.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Cough with profuse phlegm, wind-damp impediment pain, dribbling pain of urination, edema, beriberi, hepatitis, tuberculosis, postpartum vacuity weakness, inappetence, child gan accumulation, insomnia and frequent dreaming, menstrual disorder, knocks and falls.