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Kadsurae Coccineae Cortex (seu Radicis Cortex)

Scarlet kadsura root (bark)

饭团根 〔飯團根〕 fàn tuán gēn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Kadsura coccinea (Lem.) A.C. Smith

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and slightly bitter✽; warm.✽

Actions and indications: Moves qì, quickens the blood, disperses stasis, and relieves pain. Treats acute gastroenteritis; chronic gastritis; stomach and duodenal ulcers; wind-damp bone pain; menstrual pain; postpartum stasis and stagnation; injury from knocks and falls; knife wounds.

Production area: Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng.

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