Sowthistle-Leaf Ixeris
Crepidiastrum Sonchifolium
Bao Jing Ku Mai Cai

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To relieve pain and disperse swelling, clear heat and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Headache, toothache, stomachache, postoperative pain, painful wound from knocks and falls, appendicitis, enteritis, pulmonary abscess, sore swollen throat, swelling welling abscess and sore and boil.