Soil Smilax (Smilax china)

土茯苓tǔ fú língTufuling

Smilax china · Plant

Smilax china
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Indications

Cautions

May interact with hormone medications; caution with hormone-sensitive conditions; may lower blood glucose; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Damp-heat With Strangury TurbidityMercurial PoisoningScab & LichenScrofulaSwollen Welling AbscessSyphilisVaginal Discharge

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Soil Smilax does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Eliminate DampFree JointsResolve Toxin