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Alternate Chinese names: 黄金桂 huǎng jīn guì

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Cudrania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kudo et Masam. var. gerontogea (Sieb. et Zucc.) Kudo and Masam. [= Vanieria cochinchinensis (Lour.) var. gerontogea (Sieb. et Zucc.); Cudrania tricuspidata (Carr.) Bur.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bland and slightly bitter; cool.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and disinhibits dampness; quickens the blood and frees menstruation. Treats wind-damp joint pain; jaundice; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); gǔ distension; amenorrhea; taxation damage to coughing of blood; injury from knocks and falls; clove sores (dīng); swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng).

Quality: Uniform yellow roots without fine roots attached are best.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī, Fújiàn.

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