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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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