Siegesbeckia Herb, Common St Paulswort Equivalent Plant: Siegesbeckia Orientalis Var Pubescens, Siegesbeckia Orientalis Var Glabrescens
Siegesbeckiae Herba, Herba Siegesbeckiae
Xi Xian Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; bitter; cold

Part(s) used

Aerial parts

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-damp, free channels and network vessels, clear heat and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, lassitude in lumbus and knees, hemiplegia, hypertension, malaria, jaundice, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, wind papules, damp sore, animal and insect bites.