Acute Sida
Sida Acuta
Huang Hua Ren

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; cool

Part(s) used

Leaf or root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear damp heat, resolve toxin and disperse swelling, quicken blood and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, mammary welling abscess, hemorrhoids, toxin swelling of sores, knocks and falls, fracture, bleeding due to external injury.