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Violae Huatoucao Herba

铧头草 〔鏵頭草〕 huá tóu cǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Viola patrinii DC.; Viola inconspicua Bl.; Viola betonicifolia Smith subsp. nepalensis W. Beck.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid, slightly bitter; cold; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses stasis and disperses swelling. Treats intestinal welling-abscesses (cháng yōng); clove sores (dīng); red swollen sores; jaundice; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); red eyes and eye screens.

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