Tangut Anisodus
Radix Anisodi Tangutici
Zang Qie

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root and seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To anesthetize and settle pain, resolve tetany and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Shock, shock due to acute infectious diseases, cerebral thrombosis, acute spinal cord inflammation, spasm of biliary ducts or duodenum, acute gastroenteritis, chronic gastroenteritis, contracturepain in stomach duct and abdomen, ascaridosis in biliary tract, gallstones, swelling toxin of welling abscess and flat abscess, knocks and falls, fracture.