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Linderniae Antipodae Herba

Duck’s tongue lindernia

水虾子草 〔水蝦子草〕 shuǐ xiā zǐ cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bland or sweet and acrid✽; cold or balanced✽; nontoxic.✽

Actions and indications: Expels stasis; disperses swelling; resolves toxin; disinhibits urine. Treats injury from knocks and falls; swelling of welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū) and clove sores (dīng); strangury.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (30–60g fresh) or char and steep in wine.

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