Teng Li Gen藤梨根

Radix Actinidiae Chinensis

Actions & indications

Clears Heat and removes toxicity: Hepatitis, furuncle, extreme thirst, restless Heat, cholelithiasis, urolithiasis, Heat Accumulation
Promotes diuresis: Edema, arthralgia due to Wind-Dampness, osteomyelitis, urinary disturbance, leukorrhea
Invigorates the Blood, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules: External trauma, paralysis, scrofula

It brings the Stomach's rebellious Qi back down.
It is credited with harmonizing the Middle Jiao and settling the Liver.
Indications include osteomyelitis, paralysis, and long-standing leukotrichia.
Taken with Ginger Juice, the vine's juice — sweet, Cold, slippery and non-toxic — treats stranguria from urolithiasis as well as regurgitation.
It is commonly applied against tumors.
Research has shown it inhibits cancer-cell growth.
It is used for esophageal and gastric cancer.
It relieves severe thirst, restless Heat, gallstones, urinary stones, and Heat Accumulation.
Its juice is said to resolve regurgitation.