Common Picria Herb
Picriae Herba
Ku Xuan Shen

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse swelling and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat common cold, swelling pain in throat, mumps, swollen boil, diarrhea and dysentery, hemorrhoids, eczema, poisonous snake bites, knocks and falls.