Spatholobus
Latin Name: Spatholobus suberectus
Chinese Name: Ji XueTeng
Traditional Uses
Actions: Relaxes tendons, invigorates blood circulation, has hypotensive and uterine effects.
Applications: Numb pain in the back and knees, numbness and
paralysis, metrorrhagia. Traditionally it has been used to treat stomach cancer,
leukemia, and the esophagus cancer in
Reference: Hung-yen Hsu, Ph.D. and Associates: Oriental Materia Medica
A Concise Guide 1986, Keats Publishing