Common Carpesium Fruit
Fructus Carpesii, Carpesii Fructus
He Shi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; pungent; calm; slightly toxic

Part(s) used

Fruit

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To kill parasites

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Treatment of ascarisis, oxyuriais, taeniasis, abdominal pain or infantile malnutrition due to intestinal parasitosis.