Wintergreen Barberry
Berberis Julianae
Hao Zhu Ci

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root or whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To clear heat and disinhibit damp, drain fire and resolve toxin.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Damp-heat diarrhea dysentery, heat strangury, red eyes with gall, gum swelling, swelling pain in throat, epidemic parotitis, erysipelas, eczema, heat toxin sores.