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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Euphorbia humifusa Willd.*

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Bitter, acrid; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver, stomach, and large intestine channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin: Diarrhea and dysentery; swollen welling-abscesses (yong); venomous snake bites.
• Bloody stool; bloody urine; flooding and spotting; bleeding from external injuries.
• Disinhibits dampness and abates jaundice: Damp-heat jaundice; heat strangury; inhibited urination.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g).

Production area: Most part, especially the Yangtze basin and south.

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