Worm Tooth Medicine (Terminalia catappa)

虫牙药chóng yá yàoChongyayao

Terminalia catappa · Plant

Terminalia catappa
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Indications

Cautions

Limited safety data; contains tannins; may interfere with iron absorption; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Bleeding Due To External InjuryCommon ColdCough With Profuse PhlegmDysenteryEdemaEnteritisHeat StranguryInfluenzaJaundicePain In Throat SwellingToothache

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Worm Tooth Medicine does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear HeatDisinhibit DampResolve ToxinStanch Bleeding