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Alternate Chinese names: 落得打 luò dé dǎ; 崩大碗 bēng dà wǎn; 雷公根 léi gōng gēn; 连钱草³ lián qián cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Centella asiatica (L.) Urban*

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver, spleen, and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits dampness; disperses swelling and resolves toxin. Treats sand qì (shā qì) abdominal pain; summerheat diarrhea; dysentery; damp-heat jaundice; sand strangury; blood strangury; vomiting or coughing of blood; nosebleed (nǜ xuè); swollen throat; wind papules, scab (jiè), and lichen (xiǎn); welling-abscesses (yōng) and sores; injury from knocks and falls.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Sìchuān, Guǎngxī, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Fújiàn, Húnán.

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