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Ardisiae Mamillatae Frutex
Purple ardisia
红毛走马胎 〔紅毛走馬胎〕 hóng máo zǒu mǎ tāi
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Ardisia mamillata Hance
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Bitter and acrid; cool.
Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits dampness; quickens the blood and harmonizes stasis. Treats dysentery; hepatitis; cholecystitis; wind-damp; injury from knocks and falls and taxation damage; coughing of blood; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); menstrual pain; flooding; child gān accumulation; swelling pain in welling-abscesses (yōng), boils, and