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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Speranskia tuberculata (Bge.) Baill.; Impatiens balsamina L.; Clematis aethusaefolia Turcz.; Phryma leptostachya L. subsp. asiatica (Hara) Kitamura; Glechoma hederacea L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and sweet*; warm*; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind, eliminates dampness, soothes the sinews, quickens the blood, and relieves pain. Treats wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; hypertonicity of sinew and bone; cold and damp leg qì (jiǎo qì); toxin swelling of sores and lichen (xiǎn).

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