Crispateleaf Ardisia
Radix et Rhizoma Ardisiae Crispae
Bai Liang Jin

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; cool

Part(s) used

Root and rhizome

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit throat, dispel phlegm and disinhibit damp, quicken blood and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Swelling pain in throat, cough with inhibited phlegm, damp-heat jaundice, dribbling pain of urination, wind-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls, clove sore, innominate toxin swelling, snake bite.