Japanese Ampelopsis Root is the dried root tuber of Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino (Fam.Vitaceae).

Action: To remove toxic heat, to cure carbuncles, and to reduce nodules.

Indications: Carbuncle, deep-rooted boils, scrofula, scalds and burns.

Usage: Appropriate quantity to be decocted for washing or ground into fine powder for topical application.

Precaution: Incompatible with Radix Aconiti and allied drugs.