Angled Bittersweet
Celastrus Angulatus
Diao Gan Ma

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Root or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and regulate menstruation, resolve toxin and kill worms.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, swelling pain from fracture, amenorrhea, ulcerating sores, tinea capitis, pudendal itch.