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Blackend Swallowwort Root

Blackend Swallowwort Root. Class: Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Salty; Cold. Meridians: Stomach; Liver; Kidney

๐ŸŒฟ Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Wei
ไธญๆ–‡ๅ (Chinese)
็™ฝ่–‡
Latin Name
Cynanchi Atrati Radix et Rhizoma; Radix et Rhizoma Cynanchi Atrati
English Name
Blackend Swallowwort Root
Alias Names
่‘žๆ˜ฅ่‰่Š’่‰็™ฝๅพฎ็™ฝๅน•่–‡่‰้ชจ็พŽ็™ฝ้พ™้กป้พ™่ƒ†็™ฝ่–‡ๅฑฑ็ƒŸๆ นๅญๆ‹‰็“œ็“ข็™ฝ้ฉฌ่–‡ๅทดๅญๆ น้‡‘้‡‘็”ฒๆ น่€ๅ›้กป่€่™Ž็“ขๆ นๅฉ†ๅฉ†้’ˆ็บฟๅŒ…ไธœ็™ฝๅพฎ
โ˜ฏ TCM Properties
Properties (ๆ€งๅ‘ณ)
Bitter; Salty; Cold
Meridians (ๅฝ’็ป)
Stomach; Liver; Kidney
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Asthenic Heat Dispelling Drugs
ๅŠŸๆ•ˆๅˆ†็ฑป (CN)
ๆธ…่™š็ƒญ่ฏ
๐Ÿฉบ Clinical Profile
Function (ๅŠŸ่ƒฝ)
To remove heat from blood, to relieve dysuria, and to counteract toxicity and cure sores.
Indication (ไธปๆฒป)
See tylophora ovata .
Clinical Manifestations
An active component contained in its root, cynanchol, can lower fever and promote diuresis.
๐Ÿ”— External References
SymMap
24
TCMID
2226
TCMSP
24
TCM-ID
110