Hernandialeaf Stephania
Stephania Sinica
Ru Lan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel wind-damp, relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Sore toxin of welling abscess and boil, swelling pain in throat, epidemic parotitis, wind-damp impediment pain, dysentery, headache, stomachache, taxation damage and pain.