Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus Orbiculatus
Nan She Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Stem vine

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, free menstruation and relieve pain, quicken blood and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Painful joints due to rheumatalgia, numbness in limbs, paralysis, headache, toothache, mounting qi [=hernia], dysmenorrhea, menstrual block, infant fright wind, sprain from knocks and falls, dysentery, sand, zoster.