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Sonchi Oleracei Herba
Bitter sow thistle
苦菜 〔苦菜〕 kǔ cài
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Sonchus oleraceus L.
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Bitter; cold; nontoxic.✽
Channel entry: Heart, spleen, and stomach channels.✽
Actions and indications: Clears heat, cools the blood, and resolves toxin. Treats dysentery; jaundice; blood strangury; hemorrhoids; clove sores (dīng) swelling; snake bites.
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