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Alternate Chinese names: 大力黄 dà lì huáng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Inula cappa DC.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and slightly acrid^✽; balanced (warm)^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Dispels wind; disinhibits dampness; moves qì; transforms stagnation. Treats rheumatic arthritis; glomus and oppression in the chest and diaphragm; malarial disease; dysentery; diarrhea; postpartum common cold; hepatitis; hemorrhoids; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g dried, 30–60g fresh). Topical: Apply crushed or decoct as a wash.

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