Arrowshaft Poplar
Populus Nigra Var. Thevestina
Jian Gan Yang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Bark or leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, cool blood and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, leg qi with edema, hepatitis, dysentery, burns and scalds, scab and lichen with bald sores.