| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Linum usitatissimum |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 亚麻 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | YA MA |
| Herb name in English: | Common Flax |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Neutral |
| Herb flavor: | Pungent,Sweet |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Liver,Stomach,Large intestine |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | root, leaf |
| Herb effect: | To calm liver, quicken blood. |
| Herb indication: | Liver wind headache, knocks and falls, swollen welling abscess and clove sores. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 1625 |
| HERB id: | HERB006321 |
| SymMap id: | NA |