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Alternate Chinese names: 三荚草 sān jiá cǎo; 疟疾草 nüè jjí cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Kyllinga brevifolia Rottb.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid; balanced.

Actions and indications: Treats wind-cold common cold; heat effusion with aversion to cold; headache; sinew and bone pain; cough; malarial disease; jaundice; dysentery; toxin swelling of sores; injury from knocks and falls; knife wounds.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (30–60g). Topical: Apply crushed.

Production area: All parts of China.

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