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Alternate English names: Chinese leek [leaf]

Alternate Chinese names: 韭 jiǔ; 起阳草 qǐ yáng cǎo; 壮阳草 zhuàng yáng cǎo; 懒人菜 lǎn rén cài; 草钟乳 cǎo zhōng rǔ; 长生韭 cháng shēng jiǔ; 扁菜 biǎn cài

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Allium tuberosum Rottler. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Allium tuberosum Rottler

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Acrid; warm; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Liver, stomach, and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Warms the center, moves qì, disperses blood, resolves toxin. Treats chest impediment (xiōng bì); dysphagia-occlusion (yē gé); stomach reflux; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); bloody urine; dysentery; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); hemorrhoids and fistulas; prolapse of the rectum; injury from knocks and falls; snake and scorpion stings.

Production area: All parts of China.

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