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Alternate Chinese names: 喜树 xǐ shù; 水栗子 shuǐ lì zǐ; 千张树 qiān zhāng shù; 水洞树 shuǐ dòng shù; 野芭蕉 yě bā jiāo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Camptotheca acuminata Decne.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Astringent^✽; cold^✽; toxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Treats cancer; acute and chronic leukemia; oxhide lichen (niú pí xiǎn); hepatosplenomegaly due to schistosomiasis.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g dried, 30–60g fresh), extract the juice, or use in pills. Topical: Apply crushed.

Production area: Jiāngxī, Zhèjiāng, Húnán, Húběi, Sìchuān, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng.

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