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Alternate Chinese names: 败酱 bài jiàng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Patrinia villosa (Thunb.) Juss.; Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch. ex Trev. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Patrinia villosa Juss.; Patrinia scabiosaefolia Fisch.; Sonchus brachyotus DC.; Thlaspi arvense L.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Acrid, bitter; slightly cold.

Channel entry: Stomach, large intestine, and liver channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses welling-abscesses and expels pus: Swollen welling-abscesses due to heat toxin.
• Dispels stasis and relieves pain: Pain in the chest and abdomen due to blood stagnation (i.e., mild blood stasis).

Dosage and method: Oral: 6–15g in decoctions.

Warnings: Contraindicated in spleen-stomach vacuity with reduced appetite and diarrhea. Side effects include dizziness, nausea, and temporary reduction of white blood cells. Some sources say that it should be used with care in pregnancy.

Quality: Clean, dry, leafy, aromatic plants are the best.

Production area: Jiāngxī, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Mongolia, and Fújiàn.

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