Chinese Swallowwort
Cynanchum Chinense
E Rong Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; cool

Part(s) used

White juice in stem

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse accumulation and fortify stomach, disinhibit water and disperse edema.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Child food accumulation, child gan accumulation, gastritis, gastritis with edema, duodenal ulcer, wart.