Yellowflower Spiderflower
Cleome Viscosa
Huang Hua Cao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dissipate stasis and disperse swelling, dispel wind and relieve pain, engender flesh and cure sores.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Painful swelling from knocks and falls, taxation damage and lumbago, mounting qi (hernia), headache, dysentery, ulcerating sores, purulence in ear top, red eyes and itch-pain, strangury-turbidity and vaginal discharge.