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Official's hat tassels

新绛 〔新絳〕xīn xiàng

Latin pharmacognostic name: Galeri Comitis Fascea

Kingdom: Plant

Use: Alimentary

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Notes: The (red tassels) of an official's hat were possibly used medicinally because of the red dye they contained, believed to be madder (茜草 qiàn cǎo, Rubiae Radix) or carthamus (红花 hóng huā, Carthami Flos).

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