Yan Fu Zi

Name

Yan Fu Zi (Chinese sumac fruit)

The Effect of Yan Fu Zi

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.