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Ardisiae Japonicae Herba

Japanese ardisia

紫金牛 〔紫金牛〕 zǐ jīn niú

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Ardisia japonica (Hornst.) Bl.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Actions and indications: Relieves cough, dispels cough, quickens the blood, disinhibits urine, and resolves toxin. Treats chronic tracheitis; cough and expectoration of blood due to pulmonary tuberculosis; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); taxation damage; aching pain of the sinew and bone; hepatitis; dysentery; acute and chronic nephritis; hypertension; mounting qì (shàn qì); toxin swellings.

Production area: Fújiàn, Jiāngxī, Húnán, Sìchuān, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Guìzhōu, Guǎngxī, Yúnnán.

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