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Narrowleaf Screwtree

Narrowleaf Screwtree. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shan Zhi Ma
中文名 (Chinese)
山芝麻
Latin Name
Helicteres Angustifolia
English Name
Narrowleaf Screwtree
Alias Names
岗油麻岗脂麻田油麻仙桃草野芝麻狗屎树假芝麻山麻假油麻芝麻头牛釜尾山野麻白头公油麻甲野麻甲假麻甲苦麻山脂麻被油麻坡片公
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Large Intestine
Part Used
Whole herb
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve exterior, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.
Indication (主治)
Common cold with fever, headache, thirst, epidemic parotitis, measles papules, dysentery, enteritis, swollen welling abscess, scrofula, sore toxin, eczema, hemorrhoids.
Toxicity
Slightly toxic
🔗 External References
TCMID
1528
TCM-ID
1859