Japanese Maesa
Radix Seu Ramulus et Folium Maesae Japonicae
Du Jing Shan

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Root and leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind, resolve epidemic toxin, disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Febrile infectious diseases, generalized pain, vexation and agitation, thirst, edema, painful swelling from knocks and falls, bleeding due to external injury.