Uyaku

Uyaku

Chinese: wu yao

English: lindera root

Pharmaceutical: Linderae Radix

Properties: Acrid, warm

Standard Species: Lindera aggregate (Sims) Kosterm (=Lindera strychnifolia (Sieb et Zucc.) Vill.)

Lindera strychnifolia – Morino Medicinal Herb Garden, Nara, Japan (Photo by TH. Tanaka)