Indian Mockstrawberry
Herba Duchesneae Indicae
She Mei

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding, dissipate stasis and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Febrile diseases, fright epilepsy, common cold, dysentery, jaundice, red eyes, mouth sore, sore pharynx, epidemic parotitis, swollen boil, poisonous snake bite, blood ejection, flooding and spotting, menstrual disorder, burns and scalds, painful swelling from knocks and falls.