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Japanese ardisia

紫金牛 〔紫金牛〕zǐ jīn niú

Latin pharmacognostic name: Ardisiae Japonicae Herba

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Ardisia japonica (Hornst.) Bl.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Indications:

Relieves cough, dispels cough, quickens the blood, disinhibits urine, and resolves toxin.

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.

Product Area: Fújiàn, Jiāngxī, Húnán, Sìchuān, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Guìzhōu, Guǎngxī, Yúnnán.

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