Hookedspine Bittersweet
Celastrus Flagellaris
Ci Bao Nan She Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; neutral

Part(s) used

Root, fruit or stem

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and relieve pain, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, numbness in limbs, knocks and falls, amenorrhea, dysentery, welling abscess and flat abscess, poisonous snake bite.