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Mirabilis Tuber

Four-o’clock tuber

紫茉莉根 〔紫茉莉根〕 zǐ mò lì gēn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Mirabilis jalapa L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and bitter; balanced; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Disinhibits urine, drains heat, quickens the blood and disperses stasis. Treats strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); vaginal discharge; vomiting of blood (blood ejection) due to pulmonary taxation; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); effusion of the back (fā bèi); acute arthritis.

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