Trifoliate Acanthopanax
Eleutherococcus Trifoliatus
Jian Xue Fei

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; slightly bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Root or root cortex

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispel wind and disinhibit damp, soothe sinews and quicken blood.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Common cold with fever, sore pharynx, headache, chest pain due to cough, pain in stomach duct, diarrhea and dysentery, pain in rib-side, jaundice, stone strangury, vaginal discharge, wind-damp impediment pain, aching in lumbus and legs, hypertonicity of sinews and bones, fracture due to knocks and falls, epidemic parotitis, mammary welling abscess, toxin swelling of sores, snake or insect bites.