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Tenacious Condorvine Stem
Tenacious Condorvine Stem. Class: Antitussive Antiasthmetics. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Tong Guan Teng
中文名 (Chinese)
通关藤
Latin Name
Marsdeniae Tenacissimae Caulis
English Name
Tenacious Condorvine Stem
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Stem, root or leaf
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antitussive Antiasthmetics
功效分类 (CN)
止咳平喘药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, relieve cough and calm asthma, disinhibit damp and free milk, anticancer.
Indication (主治)
Swelling pain in throat, lung heat cough asthma, damp-heat jaundice, inhibited urination [=dysuria], breast milk stoppage, sore and boil, carcinoma.
🔗 External References
HERB DB
TCMID
5342
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