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Cephalanthi Radix
Buttonbush root
风箱树根 〔風箱樹根〕 fēng xiāng shù gēn
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Bitter; cool; nontoxic*.
Actions and indications: Clears heat and transforms dampness; disperses stasis and disperses swelling. Treats common cold and heat effusion; cough; painful swollen throat; enteritis; bacillary dysentery; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); blood stasis pain injury from knocks and falls.
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