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Alternate English names: umbrella plant

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Cyperus alternifolius L. subsp. flabelliformis (Rottb.) Kükenth.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour, sweet, and slightly bitter; cool; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Moves qì and quickens the blood; abates jaundice and resolves toxin. Treats blood stasis pain; snake and insect bites.

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