The xylem of Lei Gong Gen can be used as medicine, the Chinese medicine name is Lei Gong Teng, has the effect of reducing swelling and pain (eliminate swelling and pain), activating blood circulation, eliminating wind-dampness, mainly used for the treatment of paralysis and so on.
Lei Gong Teng is the xylem of the root of the plant Lei Gong Teng in the family of Wesleyanaceae, cold in nature, bitter in taste, toxic, attributed to the kidney meridian, liver meridian, is a key medicine for the treatment of rheumatism and intractable paralysis, it has the efficacy of subduing swellings and relieving pain, invigorating blood circulation, dispelling wind-dampness, and it is mainly used in the treatment of paralysis, scabies, wasps and swellings, and it is especially suitable for the treatment of intractable paralysis of joints that are characterized by redness, swelling, hot pain, morning stiffness, deformation, and functional restriction.
It is contraindicated in pregnant women, and should be used with caution in patients with cardiac, renal and hepatic insufficiency and patients with leukopenia. It is recommended that patients who are unwell go to regular hospitals in time, and follow the doctor’s instructions for symptomatic treatment with medication.