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Bitter bamboo leaf

苦竹叶 〔苦竹葉〕kǔ zhú yè

Latin pharmacognostic name: Pleioblasti Folium

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Pleioblastus amarus (Keng) Keng f.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Bitter*; cold*; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Clears heat, brightens the eyes, disinhibits the orifices, resolves toxin, kills worms.

dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); heat vexation; sleeplessness; eye pain; mouth sores; loss of voice; burns and scalds.

Quality: The dried herb should have green leaves curled into quills.

Product Area: Zhèjiāng, Jiāngsū, Jiāngxī.

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