Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng Sarcandra, Zhong Jie Feng 肿节风 Glabrous SarcandraZhong Jie Feng, Jiu Jie Cha (TCM) Sarcandra glabraNakai, T., Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper [Dai Nihon jumokushi] (1935-1951) Sarcandra glabra(Photo by KENPEI) (Wikimedia) Specimen of Sarcandra glabra at the Guangzhou TCM Museum (Adam, 2024) Botanical name: Sarcandra glabra (syn. Chloranthus glaber, Ardisia japonica) Parts used: Herb Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent Classification: Uses: Clears Heat from the Blood: Purpura from Blood heatThrombocytopenic PurpuraEczema, PsoriasisPhlegmon Clears Heat and Toxin: Red and Swollen Gums, Mouth or Throat, Tonsillitis, GingivitisSores, Boils, Carbuncles, AbscessDysentery, AppendicitisCholecystitisCellulitisPneumoniatopically as a wash for Ulcerated Wounds Move the Blood, Clear Stasis: Trauma and Bruising, FractureDysmenorrheaPostpartum blood stasis abdominal painTumors, Cancer (Gastric, Pancreatic, Liver, Esophagel), Leukemia Clears Wind-Damp, Opens the Channels: Wind-Damp joint and muscle painNumbness of the limbs Dose: Decoction: 9–15 grams (up to 30 grams for Cancer)It can also be soaked in wine for Blood stasis, Bruises, Fractures or Wind-Damp Arthritic painTopically, it can be beaten and applied Comment: The medicinal use of this plant did not appear in China until 1711 (Sheng Cao Yao Xing Bei Yao) In China, concentrated extracts made into tablets and injections of Sarcandra are used in Cancer…

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