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Alternate Chinese names: 石楠叶 shí nán yè

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Photinia serrulata Lindl.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-damp–dispelling sinew-strengthening agents

Properties: Acrid and bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind-damp; frees the network vessels; boosts the kidney. Treats wind impediment (fēng bì); head wind headache; hemilateral headache; kidney vacuity lumbar pain; limp aching lumbus and knees; itchy wind papules; yáng wilt (impotence); uterine cold.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (4.5–9g) or use in pills and powders. Topical: Grind to a powder and sprinkle on; blow into the nose.

Warnings: Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with effulgent fire.

Production area: Guǎngdōng and Guǎngxī.

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