Actinidia Chinensis Planch
Radix Actinidiae Chinensis
Mi Hou Tao Gen

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Slightly sweet; astringent; cool; slightly toxic

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

Clear heat and resolve toxinswind-dispelling and water-disinhibitingquicken the blood and disperse swelling

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Hepatitis; Dysentery; Indigestion; Stranguria; Leucorrhea; Rheumatic joint pain; Bruises; Boils; Scrofula