To invigorate qi and nourish yin, clear heat and promote body fluid. It belongs to Qi-tonifying drugs classified under Tonic Drugs.  

Diuresis to reduce swelling, dispel wind and relieve pain. It belongs to the anti-rheumatic and heat-clearing drugs classified under the anti-rheumatic drugs.  

Codonopsis pilosula is sweet in taste and flat in nature. There are nourishing qi, quenching thirst, invigorating the spleen and lungs, nourishing blood and promoting fluid. It is used for spleen and lung deficiency, lack of food and fatigue, cough and asthma, lack of qi and blood, pale complexion, palpitations, shortness of breath, body wounds and thirst, internal heat to diminish thirst