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Alternate Chinese names: 猪殃殃 zhū yāng yāng; 血见愁 xuè jiàn chóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Galium aparine L.; Galium asperifolium Wall.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; cold.

Channel entry: Lesser yīn (shào yīn) and greater yīn (tài yīn) channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears damp-heat; disperses stasis; disperses swelling; resolves toxin. Treats strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); bloody urine; injury from knocks and falls; intestinal welling-abscesses (cháng yōng); swollen boils; otitis media.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (6–15g); or press the juice. Topical: Apply crushed; juice can be dripped into to the ear.

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