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Chimonanthi Radix et Caulis

Japan allspice root and stem

铁筷子1 〔鐵筷子1〕 tiě kuài zǐ

Alternate English names: Japanese allspice root and stem

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link [= Meratia praecox (L.) Rehd. et Wils.]

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; warm; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and rectifies qì; quickens the blood and resolves toxin. Treats wheezing and panting; taxation damage cough; stomach pain; abdominal pain; wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; toxin swelling of clove sores (dīng); injury from knocks and falls.

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