Henbit Deadnettle
Herba Lamii Amplexicaulis
Bao Gai Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; minor warm

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To quicken blood and free network vessels, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Knocks and falls, pain in sinews and bones, numbness in limbs, hemiplegia, facial paralysis, jaundice, deep-source nasal congestion, scrofula, toxin swelling, yellow-water sore.