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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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