Smilax glabra (Tufuling)

Distribution:
Yangtse River valley and all of the southern provinces of China.

Properties (characteristics):
Sweet, bland, cool and non-toxic.
 
Channels (meridians) entered:
Stomach and kidney channels.

Actions & Indications:
For clearing heat, eliminates dampness, rid of toxin. Used in skin ulcer, joint pain due to dampness and heat, Syphilis, rashes, turbid urine due to damp heat toxin, leptospirosis, acute dysentery, acute or chronic inflammation of kidneys, mercury toxin, Psoriasis, and fungal infection.
 
Chemical ingredients:
β-sitosterol palmitate 
β-sitosterol 
daucosterol 
1-O-hexadecanoyl-3-O-β-D-galactop yranosyl-glycerol
astilbin 
quercetin 
taxilfolin 
quercetin-4′-O-β-D-pyranglucoside
isoastilbin 
 
Dosage:
For concoction: 15g to 30 g per day.
for external use: make into powder.

Cautions:
In cases ofgan shen yin xu (liver-kidney yin deficient)  Do not take with tea.