Definition:

In the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, Luo Shi Teng belongs to category of herbs that dispel wind-dampness.

Taste: bitter
Temperature: slightly cold
Channels Entered: Liver

Actions:
(1) Dispels wind-dampness, invigorates the collaterals.
(2) Cools the blood, reduces swelling.

Also Known As:

Common Name: Star Jasmine Stem
Pharmaceutical: Caulis Trachelospermi Jasminoidis
Botanical: Trachelospermum

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