Fructus Rhois Chinensis

Name

Yan Fu Zi (Chinese sumac fruit)

1. 盐肤子
2. 盐麸子
3. Yan Fu Zi
4. Chinese sumac fruit
5. 鹽麩子
6. 鹽膚子

The Effect of Fructus Rhois Chinensis

Property

Sour, salt, cool.

Actions

Promote the secretion of saliva, moisten the lung, reduce pathogenic fire and eliminate phlegm, arrest sweating,

Indications

Night sweat, sores and boils, dysentery, jaundice, phlegm with cough, pharyngitis, stubborn dermatitis, dandruff.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g, or pounded into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying or decocted for washing.