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Alternate English names: creeping oxalis

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Oxalis corniculata L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour; cold.

Channel entry: Large and small intestine channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits dampness; cools the blood and disperses stasis; disperses swelling and resolves toxin. Treats diarrhea; dysentery; jaundice; strangury; red and white vaginal discharge; measles; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); painful swollen throat; clove sores (dīng); swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); hemorrhoids; prolapse of the rectum; injury from knocks and falls; burns.

Production area: Widely distributed.

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