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Rauvolfiae Ramulus et Folium

Rauwolfia twig and leaf

萝芙木茎叶 〔蘿芙木莖葉〕 luó fú mù jīng yè

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and bitter*; cool*.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind, reduces blood pressure, moves stasis, and resolves toxin. Treats common cold; hypertension; sand patterns (shā zhèng) with vomiting and diarrhea; sore throat; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); sore and scab (jiè); injury from knocks and falls.

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