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Alternate English names: water target [stem and leaf]

Alternate Chinese names: 莼 chún

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Brasenia schreberi J.F. Gmel.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet*; cold*; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Clears heat, disinhibits water, disperses swelling, and resolves toxin. Treats heat dysentery; jaundice; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); clove sores (dīng).

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