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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Saururus chinensis (Lour.) Baill.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; cold; slightly toxic.^✽

Actions and indications: Clears and disinhibits damp-heat; disperses swellings; resolves toxin. Treats water swelling; leg qì (jiǎo qì); jaundice; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); vaginal discharge; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); clove sore toxin.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g) or juice. Topical: Apply crushed or decoct as a wash.

Production area: Héběi, Shāndōng, ānhuī, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, Guǎngdōng, Húnán, Húběi, Jiāngxī, Sìchuān.

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