Smooth-leaf ampelopsis (Ampelopsis heterophylla var. hancei)

光叶蛇葡萄guāng yè shé pú taoGuangyesheputao

Ampelopsis heterophylla var. hancei · Plant

Ampelopsis heterophylla, standing in for Ampelopsis heterophylla var. hancei
This photo shows Ampelopsis heterophylla, not Ampelopsis heterophylla var. hancei: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: harum.koh from Kobe city, Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains irritating compounds; use with caution.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Smooth-leaf ampelopsis for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Damp-heat JaundiceDysenteryEnteritisInnominate Toxin SwellingKnocks & Falls

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Smooth-leaf ampelopsis does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Disinhibit DampResolve Toxin & Disperse Swelling