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Alternate Chinese names: 马蹄 mǎ tí; 葧脐 bó qí; 马荠 mǎ qí; 通天草 tōng tiān cǎo; 鸟芋 niǎo yù; 尾梨 wěi lí; 红慈菇 hóng cí gū

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Heleocharis dulcis (Burm. f.) Trin. ex Henschel

Use: Alimentary

Category: Phlegm-transforming cough-relieving panting-calming agents / Phlegm-transforming agents

Properties: Sweet; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Lung, stomach, and large intestine channels.

Actions and indications:

• Transforms phlegm and disperses accumulation: Phlegm-heat cough; yīn vacuity lung dryness; scrofula and phlegm nodes.
• Clears heat and engenders liquid: vexation and thirst in febrile disease; intestinal dryness constipation.
• Brighten the eyes and abates screens: Painful red swollen eyes; eye screens.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (30–90g) or grind to a powder and decoct. The fresh product can be crushed to obtain the juice (30–60g). The dried or fresh product can be used topically on as an eye dab.

Warnings: Use with care in vacuity cold and in blood vacuity.

Production area: Most parts of China.

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