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Araliae Echinocaulis Radicis Cortex

Prickly aralia [root bark]

红楤木 〔紅楤木〕 hóng sǒng mù

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Aralia echinocaulis Hand.-Mazz

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Slightly bitter*; warm*.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and eliminates dampness; moves qì and quickens the blood; disperses swelling and resolves toxin. Treats wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; ulcers; injury from knocks and falls; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū).

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