Chinese Sweetleaf
Folium Symplocotis Chinensis
Hua Shan Fan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cool

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, transform phlegm and interrupt malaria, free network vessels and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, diarrhea and dysentery, swelling of sores and boils, poisonous snake bites, malaria, pain in sinews and bones, knocks and falls.