Barbate Cyclea
Cyclea Barbata
Yin Bu Huan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Root and stem

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse stasis and relieve pain, disinhibit urine and free strangury.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat common cold, throat pain, toothache, stomachache, abdominal pain, damp-heat dysentery, malaria, dribbling pain of urination, painful wound from knocks and falls, sprain and contusion.