Han fangji (Stephania tetrandra)
汉防己hàn fáng jǐHanfangji
Stephania tetrandra · Plant
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Indications
Cautions
Sold as fangji, Stephania tetrandra (Han fangji) has been replaced in error by Guang fangji (Aristolochia fangchi), which contains aristolochic acid; that substitution caused the 1990s Belgian cluster of kidney failure and urothelial cancer.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Han fangji for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Han fangji does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Clear Heat & Disinhibit WaterDispel Wind & Relieve Pain