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Rumicis Acetosae Radix

Sour dock root

酸模 〔酸模〕 suān mó

Alternate English names: garden sorrel root

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Rumex acetosa L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sour; cold; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and disinhibits urine; cools the blood and kills worms. Treats heat dysentery; strangury; urinary stoppage; retching of blood; malign sores; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).

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