Acanthus Ilicifolius
Lao Shu Le

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root or branch-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, transform phlegm and disinhibit damp, dissipate stasis and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Mumps, scrofula, liver spleen enlargement, stomachache, taxation damage in lumbar muscle, phlegm-heat cough asthma, jaundice, white turbidity, acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis.