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Nicotianae Folium

Tobacco

烟草 〔煙草〕 yān cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Nicotiana tabacum L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; warm; toxic.

Actions and indications: Moves qì and relieves pain; resolves toxin and kills worms. Treats food stagnation and distension; qì bind pain; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); clove sores (dīng); scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); snake and dog bites.

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