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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Stellaria media (L.) Cyr.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and slightly salty; balanced; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Quickens the blood, eliminates stasis, promotes lactation, and hastens delivery. Treats postpartum abdominal stasis pain; scant breast milk; summerheat-heat vomiting and retching; intestinal welling-abscesses (cháng yōng); strangury; toxin swelling of malign sores; injury from knocks and falls.

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