Trifoliate Acanthopanax 三加皮, 苦粒心
Scientific Name:Acanthopanax trifoliatus (L.) Merr.
English Name:Trifoliate Acanthopanax,Three-leaved Acanthopanax
Family & Genus:Araliaceae,Acanthopanax
Part Used:Roots,root barks,fowers and twigs.
Properties:
- Root:bitter,pungent,cool.
- Twiggery leaves:bitter,pungent,little cold.
Functions:
- Roots:Clearing heat-toxin,dispersing wind and dampness,quickening blood for relaxing sinew.
- Tender branches and leaves:Clearing heat-toxin,quickening blood for detumescence and removing dampness for closing sores.
- Flowers:Detoxicating for closing sores.