Piper Wallichii
Shi Nan Teng

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf or whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-damp, strengthen lumbus and knees, supplement kidney and invigorate yang , relieve cough and calm asthma, quicken blood and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold-damp impediment, aching in lumbus and knees, impotence, cough and asthma, dysmenorrhea, painful swelling from knocks and falls.