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Latin pharmacognostic name: Ampelopsis Radix

Alternate English names: Japanese ampelopsis [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 白敛 bái liàn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Mak. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Mak.*

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Bitter, sweet, and acrid; cool.

Channel entry: Heart and stomach channels.

Indications:

Clears heat and resolves toxin; closes sores and engenders flesh.

swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); toxin swellings (zhǒng dú); burns and scalds. Some sources also give scrofula; warm malaria; fright epilepsy (jīng xián); blood dysentery; intestinal wind; hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Dosage & Method: Topical: Grind to a powder and sprinkle on dry or apply mixed with liquid.

Quality: Large fat roots that are pink and farinaceous on the cross section are best.

Product Area: Various parts of China.

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