Java Cudrania
Maclura Cochinchinensis
Gou Ji

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Warm; sweet; bitter

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and free network vessels, clear heat and remove damp, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, knocks and falls, jaundice, parotitis, phthisis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, strangury-turbidity, tympanites, menstrual block, taxation damage and coughing of blood, clove sore and swollen welling abscess.