Buddha’S Lamp
Caulis et Folium Mussaenda Pubescentis
Shan Gan Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweetslightly bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To resolve exterior, clear summerheat, disinhibit damp, resolve toxin, quicken blood.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold, summerheat stroke, fever, cough, swelling pain in throat, summerheat-damp diarrhea, dysentery, swelling and pus of sores, knocks and falls, snake bite.