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Alternate English names: whorled mallow root

Kingdom: Plant

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

Origin in unofficial sources: Malva verticillata L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and acrid; cold.

Actions and indications: Clears heat; resolves toxin; disinhibits the orifices; frees strangury. Treats dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); strangury; inhibited urination and fecal; scant of breast milk; vaginal discharge; insect bites.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (30–60g) or grind to a powder. Topical: Apply ground and blended with liquid after nature-preservative burning.

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