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Ilicis Asprellae Radix

Rough-leaved holly root

岗梅根 〔崗梅根〕 gǎng méi gēn

Alternate Chinese names: 万点金 wàn diǎn jīn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Ilex asprella (Hook. et Arn.) Champ. ex Benth.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and bitter; cold; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat, engenders liquid, quickens the blood, and resolves toxin. Treats headache and dizziness due to common cold; dryness thirst in febrile diseases; sand qì (shā qì); heat diarrhea; pulmonary welling-abscesses (fèi yōng); coughing of blood; sore throat; bleeding hemorrhoids; strangury; welling-abscesses (yōng) toxin; injury from knocks and falls.

Production area: Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng, Húnán, Jiāngxī.

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