Nao Yang Hua闹羊花
Folium Rhododendri MollisYellow Azalea
- Toxic
Also known asFructus Rhododendron Mollis (*Liu Zhou Zi)*
- Category
- Herbs that dispel Wind-Dampness
- Nature
- warm
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Lung, Liver
- Dosage
- 0.3–0.9 g
Actions & indications
- Dispels Wind, expels Dampness, eliminates Blood Stasis and relieves pain
- Rheumatism, headache, trauma and fracture pain, persistent tinea (fungal infection of the skin)
Contraindications
Toxicity signs include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, slowed heart rate, low blood pressure, uncoordinated movement, and difficulty breathing; in severe cases, breathing stops and death can occur.
Notes
Fol. Rhododendri Mollis Nao Yang Hua and Fr. Rhododendron Mollis, Liu Zhou Zi, are used interchangeably.