Tuber Birthwort (Aristolochia tuberosa)

块茎马兜铃kuài jīng mǎ dōu língKuaijingmadouling

Aristolochia tuberosa · Plant

Aristolochia tuberosa
Photo: C.F.Liang & S.M.Hwang, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

Contains aristolochic acid; nephrotoxic and carcinogenic.

Indications

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

Damp-heat DysenteryDiarrheaIn Stomach Duct & Abdomen PainPoisonous Snake BitePain In Throat SwellingSwollen Welling AbscessTuberculosis

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinRectify Qi & Relieve Pain