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Latin pharmacognostic name: Aristolochiae Mollissimae Herba

Alternate English names: hairy birthwort

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Aristolochia mollissima Hance

Use: Medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp-heat–dispelling agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter*; balanced*.

Channel entry: Liver channel.

Indications:

Dispels wind-damp, frees the network vessels, and relieves pain.

wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; injury from knocks and falls.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (10–15g); steep in liquor to make medicinal wine.

Warnings: Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with heat and for patients with kidney disease as biomedically defined. Do not exceed prescribed doses or use for extended periods.

Product Area: Yangtze basin, Hénán, Shāndōng, and Shǎnxī (Shaanxi).

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