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Alternate English names: whorled mallow leaf

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Malva verticillata L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Malva verticillata L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; cold.

Actions and indications: Clears heat; moves water; lubricates the intestines. Treats lung heat cough; heat toxin; dysentery; jaundice; urinary stoppage and fecal stoppage; cinnabar toxin; incised wounds.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (30–60g) or press the juice. Topical: Apply crushed or grind and apply mixed.

Warnings: Contraindicated in spleen vacuity diarrhea.

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