Paniculate Spotflower
Spilanthes Acmella
Tian Wen Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; bitter; minor warm

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Slightly toxic

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To suppress cough and settle asthma, resolve toxin and disinhibit damp, disperse swelling and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold, cough, asthma, pertussis, tuberculosis, diarrhea, enteritis, malaria, swelling toxin of sore and boil, rheumatic arthritis, toothache, knocks and falls, poisonous snake bite.