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Alternate English names: pogonatherum

Alternate Chinese names: 猫毛草 māo máo cǎo; 黄毛草 huáng máo cǎo; 金丝草 jīn sī cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Pogonatherum crinitum (Thunb.) Kunth

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Spleen, kidney, and bladder channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits urine. Treats febrile disease with vexation and thirst; diarrhea; icteric hepatitis; diabetes; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); bloody urine; inhibited urination.

Production area: Zhèjiāng, Táiwān, Fújiàn, Guǎngdōng, Yúnnán, Sìchuān, Húnán, Jiāngxī.

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