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Asari Rhizoma et Radix Septentionales

Northern asarum

北细辛 〔北細辛〕 běi xì xīn

Alternate Chinese names: 北辛 běi xīn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag.; Asarum sieboldii Miq. var. seoulense Nakai; Asarum sieboldii Miq. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This is asarum produced in Manchuria, generally regarded now to be the best quality.

See: Xì xīn (细辛 Asari Rhizoma et Radix, asarum)

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