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Dysosmae Versipellis Rhizoma

Common dysosma [rhizome]

鬼臼 〔鬼臼〕 guǐ jiù

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Dysosma versipellis (Hance) M. Cheng

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; balanced; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Dispels phlegm and disperses binds; resolves toxin and dispels stasis. Treats consumption with cough and vomiting of blood (blood ejection); stomach pain; goiters and tumors; scrofula; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); clove sores (dīng); injury from knocks and falls; snake bites.

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