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Latin pharmacognostic name: Rumicis Madaio Radix

Alternate Chinese names: 癣药 xiǎn yào

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Rumex madaio Mak.

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Acrid and bitter; cool.

Indications:

Clears heat, moves stasis, kills worms, and resolves toxin.

coughing of blood; pulmonary welling-abscesses (fèi yōng); parotitis; bound stool; toxin swelling of welling-abscesses (yōng); eczema; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); injury from knocks and falls; scalds.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g). Topical: Apply crushed.

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