North Viet-Nam Gambirplant
Uncaria Homomalla
Bei Yue Gou Teng
About
Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Part(s) used
Root
Potential toxicity/side effects
Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have
To dispel wind and free network vessels, calm liver and extinguish wind.
Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat
Rheumatic arthritis, sciatica, knocks and falls, fracture,bleeding due to external injury, hypertension, hemicrania [ = hemilateral headache], infant fright wind, prolapse of rectum.