Indian Lettuce
Herba et Radix Lactucae Indicae
Shan Wo Ju

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb or root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, quicken blood and stanch bleeding.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Swelling pain in throat, intestinal welling abscess, swelling pain of sore and boil, postpartum blood stasis abdominal pain, wart, flooding and spotting, bleeding from hemorrhoids.