Kaempfer Dutchmanspipe
Aristolochia Kaempferi
Zhu Sha Lian

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; cold

Part(s) used

Tuber

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To move qi and relieve pain, clear heat and resolve toxin, lower blood pressure.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Qi stagnation and distention in stomach duct, stomachache, abdominal pain, pain in joints due to rheumatalgia, summerheat-damp diarrhea, swelling of welling abscess and boil, poisonous snake bite, hypertension.