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Salicis Folium

Willow leaf

柳叶 〔柳葉〕 liǔ yè

Alternate English names: weeping willow leaf

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Salix babylonica L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter*; cold*; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Heart and spleen (tender leaves) channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears heat, outthrusts papules, disinhibits urine, and resolves toxin. Treats measles failing to erupt; white turbidity; swollen clove sores (dīng) and boils; mastitis; goiter; cinnabar toxin (erysipelas); burns; toothache.

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