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Latin pharmacognostic name: Glycyrrhizae Radix cum Excremento Hominis Praeparatum

Alternate Chinese names: 甘中黄 gān zhōng huáng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.; Glycyrrhiza inflata Batal.; Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Heart and stomach channels.

Indications:

Clears heat, cools blood, and resolves toxin.

cold damage with great heat effusion, heart vexation, and thirst; vexation and thirst; heat toxin maculopapular eruption; cinnabar toxin (erysipelas); sores.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (3–9g; wrap in muslin); can also be used in pills or powders.

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