Arisaema amurense

Arisaema amurense
Family:Arisaema amurense; Anodyne; Antispasmodic; Cancer; Expectorant; Vermifuge.
Common name:Tian Nan Xing
Tian Nan Xing has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for thousands of years and is valued especially for its beneficial affect upon the chest. When prescribed internally it is always used dried and in conjunction with fresh ginger root. The root is an acrid irritant herb that is anodyne antibacterial antifungal antiphlogistic antirheumatic anticancer antispasmodic antitumor expectorant sedative and stomachic. The dried root is used internally in the treatment of coughs with profuse phlegm tumours cervical cancer epilepsy tetanus and complaints involving muscular spasms. The fresh root is applied externally as a poultice to ulcers and other skin complaints. The root is harvested when the plant is dormant in the autumn or winter and is dried for later use.

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