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Latin pharmacognostic name: Physalis Alkekengi Herba

Alternate English names: Chinese lantern plant winter cherry

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Mast.) Mak.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Sour and bitter; cold; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Lung and spleen channels.*

Indications:

Clears heat, resolves toxin, and disinhibits urine.

heat cough; painful pharynx; jaundice; dysentery; water swelling; clove sores (dīng); cinnabar toxin (erysipelas).

Product Area: Most areas.

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