Ampelopsis has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, and can be used to treat heat-poisoned carbuncles and swellings, dengtoxin (acute infectious disease, visible redness of the skin like paint) and other conditions. Pregnant women should not be used.
Ampelopsis is a traditional Chinese medicine, for the grape family plant Ampelopsis whole grass or root. It has the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and subduing swelling. It is mainly used for treating heat canker sores, dengteng, snake and insect bites, rheumatism and paralysis, diarrhea and dysentery, and blood in urine. Its adverse effects are not clear, pregnant women should not be used.
Clinically, it is often combined with ginger, and the juice is taken hot, and the dregs are applied externally for the treatment of swelling and poison, carbuncle (red, swollen and painful breasts, poor milk discharge, and ultimately the formation of suppurative diseases), and the first appearance of malignant sores; the root of Ampelopsis japonica is used for herpes zoster by smearing the affected areas with andrographis; it is used for rheumatic paralysis by combining with Da Shan Shan Shan and Da Feng Wu Vine; and the fresh Ampelopsis berries are crushed and twisted to extract the juice for treating snake bites.
The above medicines should be used under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. If not improved, please go to the regular hospital in time, improve the relevant examination to clarify the diagnosis, standardize the treatment, so as not to delay the condition.