Wang Jiangnan Seed (Gelsemium elegans)

望江南子wàng jiāng nán zǐWangjiangnanzi

Gelsemium elegans · Plant

Gelsemium elegans
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Indications

Cautions

Highly toxic; contains strychnine-like alkaloids; can cause respiratory paralysis and death; avoid all internal use.

Indications

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

ConstipationDizzy & Distended HeadDysenteryIndigestionRed Eyes With GallStomachacheSwollen Welling Abscess & Toxin Of Clove

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Wang Jiangnan Seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear LiverFortify StomachFree StoolResolve Toxin