Narrowleaf Spicebush
Lindera Angustifolia
Xia Ye Shan Hu Jiao

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root or branch-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind, eliminate damp, move qi and dissipate cold, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold common cold, headache, wind-damp impediment pain, numbness in limbs, dysentery, enteritis, knocks and falls, toxin swelling of sores, urticaria, scrofula.