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Alternate English names: leadwort Ceylon plumbago

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Plumbago zeylanica L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid, bitter, and astringent; warm; toxic.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind; disperses stasis; resolves toxin; kills worms. Treats wind-damp joint pain; blood stasis; amenorrhea; injury from knocks and falls; toxin swellings and malign sores; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g). Topical: Decoct as a wash or apply crushed.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Táiwān, Fújiàn, Sìchuān, Yúnnán.

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