Australian Cowplant
Gymnema Sylvestre
Chi Geng Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root or twig

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and relieve pain, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, swelling pain in throat, scrofula, mammary welling abscess, sore and boil, eczema, innominate toxin swelling, poisonous snake bite.