Cyclea Root Classic Formulas — Natural Herb Library

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Clears heat and resolves toxicity - Lun Huan Teng is used in regional folk medicine for wind-heat sore throat, toothache, and inflammatory toxic conditions.
Promotes urination and relieves damp-heat strangury - the root is taken for painful urinary difficulty and lower-burner damp-heat patterns.
Relieves damp-heat diarrhea - traditional use extends to intestinal heat-damp presentations marked by loose stool and irritation.
Disperses stasis and reduces pain - it may be used for traumatic swelling and pain where heat, toxin, or localized stasis are part of the pattern.

Lun Huan Teng with Jin Yin Hua and Ban Lan Gen - a folk-style heat-toxin pairing for swollen sore throat and inflammatory throat conditions.
Lun Huan Teng with Bai Mao Gen and Che Qian Zi - a regional damp-heat urinary combination for painful urination.
Fresh or powdered Lun Huan Teng for traumatic swelling - local topical or decocted use for injury-related pain and bruising.

Regional herb references describe Lun Huan Teng as bitter and cold with actions of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting urination, and stopping pain.
Standard indication lists include wind-heat cold, sore throat, toothache, damp-heat diarrhea, painful urination, and traumatic injury.
NOMENCLATURE NOTE: the source material for Lun Huan Teng is not as standardized in English-language references as major textbook herbs, so published plant names may vary across regional sources.