Whiteflower Caesalpinia
Semen Caesalpiniae Minacis
Ku Shi Lian

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; coolcold

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and transform damp.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-heat common cold, dysentery, strangury-turbidity, retching counterflow, swollen welling abscess, sore and lichen, knocks and falls, poisonous snake bite.