Liangtoujian is folklorically used to treat rheumatism, nerve pain, pain due to carbuncled swelling, etc.
Medical system
Traditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in traditional medicine
Traditional classification
Antirheumatics (dampness-eliminating)
Beneficial effect
[Property and Flavor] Hot; pungent; toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen meridian.
[Actions] To dispel wind-dampness, disperse abscesses and swelling.
[Indications] Wind cold dampness impediment, limbs spasm, bone and joint pain, diabrotic swelling and abscess.
Pharmacological effect
Not exactly known.
Disease
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Twitch of the muscles, Arthralgia
Formulation
References
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color PicturesVol.1,p107.
Remarks
Liangtoujian used to be a folk medicine in northeast provinces in China. At present, it is an ingredient for Chinese Traditional Medicine such as Huoluo Dan [活絡丹] (Beijing Pharmaceutical Factory) and Zaizao Wan [再造丸] (Tianjin Pharmaceutical Factory) under the name of "Chikusetsukōbu"(竹節香附).