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Alternate English names: Chinese trumpet creeper flower

Alternate Chinese names: 灵霄花 líng xiāo huā; 紫葳 zǐ wēi

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Shum.; Campsis radicans (L.) Seem. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Campsis grandiflora (Thunb.) K. Shum.*; Campsis radicans (L.) Seem.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-quickening stasis-transforming agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Sour; cold.

Channel entry: Liver channel.

Actions and indications:

• Quickens the blood and breaks stasis: Blood stagnation amenorrhea; concretions and conglomerations.
• Cools the blood and dispels wind: Itchy skin; damp lichen.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct 3-10g. Topical: Appropriate amount.

Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy and in qì-blood vacuity.

Quality: Large brown-yellow flowers intact and without stalks are the best.

Production area: Jiāngsū.

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