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Alternate English names: fringed pink flower

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Dianthus superbus L.; Dianthus chinensis L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Dianthus superbus L.*; Dianthus chinensis L.*; Dianthus amurensis Jacq.; Dianthus orientalis Adams.; Dianthus subulifolius Kitag.; Dianthus versicolor Fisch.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: Some traditional literature specifies that the flower should be used. Modern pharmacological research shows that the flower has a stronger diuretic effect than the stem.

See: Qú mài (瞿麦 Dianthi Herba, dianthus)

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