It is used as a bitter stomachic and analgesic agent, in the form of an extract or tincture, for gastrointestinal atony and dyspepsia.
Medical system
Traditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in traditional medicine
Traditional classification
External drugs
Beneficial effect
[Property and Flavor] Warm; bitter; highly toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and spleen meridians.
[Actions] To unblock the collaterals to relieve pain, dissipate bmds and disperse swelling.
[Indications] Injuries from falls and fights, swelling and pain caused by fracture, wind-dampness stubborn impediment, numbness, paralysis, abscesses and cellulitis, sore and toxin, swelling and sore of throat.
JP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 331-333.
Remarks
It is used as a raw material for the production of strychnine nitrate (a central nervous system stimulant).