Ailanthus-Like Pricklyash Root
Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides
Chu Ye Hua Jiao Gen

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and dissipate stasis, disinhibit water and disperse edema.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, abdominal pain and diarrhea, inhibited urination [=dysuria], bleeding due to external injury, knocks and falls, poisonous snake bites.