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Clinopodii Herba
Savory
剪刀草 〔剪刀草〕 jiǎn dāo cǎo
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Clinopodium confine (Hance) O. Ktze. [= Calamintha confinis Hance]; Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Matsum. [= Calamintha gracilis Benth.; Satureia gracilis (Benth.) Nakai]
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Bitter and acrid*; cool*.
Actions and indications: Dispels wind and clears heat, disperses stasis and disperses swelling.* Treats common cold with headache; bacillary dysentery; enteritis; mammary welling-abscesses (rǔ yōng); clove sores (dīng); injury from knocks and falls; flooding; urticaria.
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