Akebia, Clematis Stem, Akebia Stem
Caulis Akebiae, Akebiae Caulis
Mu Tong

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Stem

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. to promote water metabolism and relieve abnormal urination; 2. to clear heat and promote lactation

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Acute urethritis, short voidings of reddish urine, strangury-turbidity, edema, nephritis with edema, galactostasis, heat vexation in chest, throat pain, mouth sore, tongue sores, wind-damp impediment pain, galactostasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.