Bitter lang tree (Picrasma quassioides) – herb

Cautions

Contains quassinoids; may cause digestive upset; avoid with stomach or intestinal ulcers; may lower blood sugar.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bitter lang tree for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Bleeding Due To External InjuryBlood Ejection Due To Internal DamageBlood Stasis Swelling & PainDry Damp & Kill WormsEczema With PruritusKnocks & FallsSore Lichen & Scab Lai

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bitter lang tree does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Dispel Stasis & Stanch Bleeding

Other entries for Picrasma quassioides

Bitter Wood 苦木 Jamaican bitterwood 牙买加苦木 Round-toothed Bitter Wood 圆齿苦木