White Thread Yam (Stephania brachyandra)

白线薯bái xiàn shǔBaixianshu

Stephania brachyandra · Plant

Stephania, standing in for Stephania brachyandra
This photo shows Stephania, not Stephania brachyandra: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: 天問, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

The catalogue records no caution for this entry. That is not evidence that it is safe.

Indications

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

DysmenorrheaEczemaKnocks & FallsStomachacheToxin Of Welling Abscess & Boil SwellingWind-damp Impediment Pain

TCM actions

What the catalogue says White Thread Yam does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Heat & Resolve ToxinDispel Wind & Relieve PainMove Qi & Quicken Blood