Sleepy Vegetable Root (Narcissus tazetta)

睡菜根shuì cài gēnShuicaigen

Narcissus tazetta · Plant

Narcissus tazetta
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Indications

Cautions

Bulbs contain lycorine and other alkaloids; toxic if ingested; may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; avoid internal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Sleepy Vegetable Root for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Sleepy Vegetable Root does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Moisten Lung & Suppress CoughSuppress Cough