Copperleaf Herb
Herba Acalyphae
Tie Xian

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; astringent; cool

Part(s) used

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

1. treatment of diarrhea and dysentery of darnpness-heat type. recently, also for amebic dysentery and typhoid fever. 2. treatment of hemoptysis, hematemesis, hemafecia, metrorrhagia, etc. 3. treatment of dyspneic cough of lung-heat type.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

1. bacteriostatic. 2. astringent and protective on intestinal mucosa. 3. antiasthmatic.