Hispid Yam
Dioscorea Hispida
Bai Shu Liang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Tuber

Potential toxicity/side effects

Toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Swelling toxin of welling abscess and flat abscess, syphilis, chancre, painful swelling from knocks and falls.