Cornus officinalis, is a plant in the Cornus order, Cornaceae family, and Cornus genus. There are Cornus officinalis and Cornus officinalis, both of which are commonly used in Chinese medicine.
1. Cornus officinalis: sour taste, astringent, slightly warm nature, attributed to the liver, kidney meridian. It has the effect of tonifying the liver and kidney, astringent and solidifying astringency (astringent consolidation). It can be used to treat lumbar and knee soreness and weakness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the waist and knees) caused by deficiency of the liver and kidneys (weakness of the functions of the liver and kidneys), headache and dizziness, tinnitus and deafness, impotence, spermatorrhea, enuresis, and profuse sweating.
Note that the fire of the life gate blazing, vegetative dampness and heat, urinary dripping people forbidden to take Cornus officinalis.
2. Cornus officinalis: pungent, bitter, hot, poisonous, attributed to the liver, spleen, stomach, kidney meridian. It has the effects of dispersing cold and relieving pain (relieving pain by removing cold from the body), lowering the rebelliousness and stopping vomiting (stopping the upward flow of stomach qi, stopping vomiting), and assisting yang to stop diarrhea. It can be used to treat abdominal pain and headache caused by cold evils, as well as vomiting, belching (hiccups), acid reflux and diarrhea.
Note that Wu Zhu is contraindicated in cases of Yin deficiency with heat. This product is toxic and caution should be exercised when taken internally.
The use of drugs should be under the guidance of a physician, do not use drugs blindly.