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Cardui Herba seu Radix

Carduus

飞廉 〔飛廉〕 fēi lián

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Carduus crispus L.; Carduus acanthoides L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; balanced.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind, clears heat, disinhibits dampness, cools the blood and disperses stasis. Treats wind-heat common cold; head wind dizziness; wind-heat impediment (fēng rè bì) pain; prickly itching skin; urinary tract infection; chyluria; bloody urine; vaginal discharge; stasis and swelling due to injury from knocks and falls; toxin swelling of clove sores (dīng); burns and scalds.

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