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Campsis Radix

Campsis [root]

紫葳根 〔紫葳根〕 zǐ wēi gēn

Alternate English names: Chinese trumpet creeper root

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) Loisel.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and sour; cold.

Actions and indications: Cools the blood, dispels wind, and moves stasis. Treats blood heat wind; wind papules; paralysis of lumbus and legs; pain wind.

See: Líng xiāo huā (凌霄花 Campsis Flos, campsis flower)

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