Jin Bu Huan

Gynura pinnatifida

Chinese medicine
A perennial herb, the root of which is highly regarded in traditional Chinese medicine for haemostasis and rapid healing of wounds; it is anti-inflammatory, astringent and haemostatic, and used for internal and external haemorrhage, epistaxis, bleeding ulcers, hepatitis, liver and intestinal cancer and bloodshot eyes.

Jin Bu Huan

(jĭn-bū-whăn′) An herb (Lycopocium seratum) promoted as a sedative and hypnotic. Its use has been associated with acute hepatitis in some patients.