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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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