Girald Acanthopanax Root-Bark
Cortex Acanthopanacis Giraldii
Hong Mao Wu Jia Pi

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; slightly bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Stem cortex or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-damp, strengthen sinews and bones, quicken blood and disinhibit water.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold-damp impediment, hypertonicity and pain, limp wilting sinew and bone, inability of legs and knees, pain in heart and abdomen, mounting qi [=hernia], knocks and falls, fracture, vacuity and edema.