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Kummerowiae Herba

Kummerowia

鸡眼草 〔雞眼草〕 jī yán cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.; Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Mak.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; cool; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin; fortifies the spleen and disinhibits dampness. Treats heat effusion in common cold; summerheat-damp with vomiting and diarrhea; malarial disease; dysentery; infectious hepatitis; heat strangury; white turbidity.

Production area: Manchuria, Héběi, Shāndōng, Jiāngsū, Húběi, Húnán, Fújiàn, Guǎngdōng, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, Sìchuān.

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