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Ilicis Folium
Ilex
苦丁茶 〔苦丁茶〕 kǔ dīng chá
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Ilex cornuta Lindl.; Ilex latifolia Thunb.; Ligustrum pedunculare Rehd.
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Sweet and bitter✽; highly cold.✽
Channel entry: Liver, lung, and stomach channels.
Actions and indications: Disperses wind-heat, clears the head and the eyes, and eliminates vexation and thirst. Treats headache; toothache; red eyes; purulent ear; vexation and thirst in febrile disease; dysentery.
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