Thinstiped Yam
Dioscorea Tenuipes
Xi Bing Shu Yu

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; acrid; neutral

Part(s) used

Rhizome

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind-damp, soothe sinews and quicken network vessels.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-damp impediment pain, hypertonicity of sinews and vessels, numbness in limbs, knocks and falls, taxation damage hypodynamia.