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Alternate English names: sword-leaved cymbidium root

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Cymbidium ensifolium (L.) Sw.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; balanced.

Actions and indications: Normalizes qì, harmonizes the blood, disinhibits dampness, and disperses swelling. Treats cough; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); intestinal wind; flooding; strangury; white turbidity; vaginal discharge; injury from knocks and falls; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng).

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g fresh) or extract juice by crushing. Topical: Apply crushed.

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