Japanese Staphania
Stephania Japonica
Qian Jin Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; cold

Part(s) used

Root or stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel wind and relieve pain, disinhibit water and disperse edema.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Swelling pain in throat, swollen welling abscess, sore and boil, poisonous snake bite, wind-damp impediment pain, stomachache, beriberi with edema, nephritis with edema, urinary tract infection, rheumatic arthritis, sciatica.