Glaucousback Threewingnut
Radix Tripterygii Hypoglauci Pareter Corticem
Kun Ming Shan Hai Tang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; minor warm

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Extremely toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and stanch bleeding, soothe sinews and joint bones, resolve toxin and kill worms.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Rheumatic arthritis, wind-damp impediment pain, hemiplegia, mounting qi , dysmenorrhea, profuse menstruation, postpartum abdominal pain, incessant bleeding, acute infectious hepatitis, chronic nephritis, erythematous lupus, fracture, medullitis, bone tuberculosis, epididymis tubercle, sore toxin, psoriasis, neurodermatitis.