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Ilex

苦丁茶 〔苦丁茶〕kǔ dīng chá

Latin pharmacognostic name: Ilicis Folium

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Ilex cornuta Lindl.; Ilex latifolia Thunb.; Ligustrum pedunculare Rehd.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sweet and bitter*; highly cold*.

Channel entry: Liver, lung, and stomach channels.

Indications:

Disperses wind-heat, clears the head and the eyes, and eliminates vexation and thirst.

headache; toothache; red eyes; purulent ear; vexation and thirst in febrile disease; dysentery.

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