Bitter and cold, Paridis Rhizoma (chong lou) enters the blood level of the Liver channel, strongly cools heat and resolves toxicity, resolves heat from constraint, and directs qi downward. It is best at treating sores and reducing boils. It is also good for swollen sore throat, snakebite, and high fever with childhood convulsions, and many kinds of cancers. ... Recently, the ability of this herb to stop bleeding has been used in treating such problems as functional uterine bleeding. --Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.