Slender Dutchmanspipe Root Equivalent Plant: Aristolochia Contorta
Aristolochia Debilis
Qing Mu Xiang

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold; pungent; bitter

Part(s) used

Root

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To lower blood pressure, calm liver and relieve pain, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Hypertension, gastrospasm, stomachache, infections, chronic bone marrow infection, chronic bronchitis, infection of skin, dizziness and headache, distending pain in chest and abdomen, swollen welling abscess and clove sores, snake or insect bites.