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Alternate English names: Siberian moonseed root

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Menispermum dauricum DC.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid^✽; cold^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and clears heat; rectifies qì and transforms dampness. Treats tonsillitis; laryngopharyngitis; wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain or numbness and tingling; water swelling; leg qì (jiǎo qì); dysentery; stomach pain and abdominal distension.

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