Southwest Smilax (Smilax glabra)

西南菝葜xī nán bá qiāXinanbaqia

Smilax glabra · Plant

Smilax glabra
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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 Southwest Smilax for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Clove Sore ScrofulaPainful Swelling From Knocks & FallsWind-damp Impediment

TCM actions

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

Dispel Wind & Eliminate DampQuicken Blood & Dispel StasisResolve Toxin & Dissipate Binds

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