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Latin pharmacognostic name: Fagopyri Cymosi Rhizoma et Radix

Alternate Chinese names: 野荞麦根 yě qiáo mài gēn; 野荞麦 yě qiáo mài; 开金锁 kāi jīn suǒ; 苦荞麦根 kǔ qiáo mài gēn; 荞麦三七 qiáo mài sān qī; 蓝荞头 lán qiáo tóu; 野荞子 yě qiáo zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Fagopyrum cymosum Meissn.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sour and bitter; cold.

Indications:

Clears heat and resolves toxin; dispels wind and disinhibits dampness.

sore swollen pharynx; welling-abscesses (yōng) and sores; scrofula; hepatitis; pulmonary welling-abscesses (fèi yōng); pain in the sinews and bones; stomach pain; bacillary dysentery; vaginal discharge.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (12–30g) or grind to a powder. Topical: Crush and apply juice.

Product Area: Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Jiāngxī, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Hénán, Húběi, Húnán, Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Sìchuān, and Yúnnán.

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