Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/huang-yao-zi/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/huang-yao-zi/">Bencao Index</a> huang yao zi 黄药子 Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae airpotato yam oyakushi hwangyakja Cool & Transform Phlegm Heat Lung Liver Recorded toxic in this catalogue. Read the cautions on the record.

Transforms Phlegm, dissipates nodules and reduces masses

Goiter; can be given alone as a tincture Lumps and swellings of the thyroid and neck regarded as accumulated Phlegm

Clears Heat and resolves toxicity

Toxic swellings, scrofula, a sore swollen throat and animal bites, applied topically Snake bite, only as an emergency measure; it is no substitute for antivenom Tumours, particularly of the esophagus, stomach, uterus, colon, liver and thyroid, as used in modern Chinese practice; this records the use, not proof of benefit

Cools the Blood and stops bleeding

Vomiting or coughing up blood, nosebleed and uterine bleeding

Stops cough and calms wheezing

Cough in acute or chronic bronchitis Whooping cough Asthma and breathlessness