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Latin pharmacognostic name: Euphorbiae Semen Pulveratum

Alternate English names: gopher plant seed frost mole plant seed frost

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Euphorbia lathyris L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Euphorbia lathyris L.

Use: Medicinal

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Notes: Qiān jīn zǐ, also called xù suí zǐ, is frosted (ground to a powder and pressed between sheets of oil-absorbent paper to remove excess oil) in order to soften its action.

See also: Qiān jīn zǐ (千金子 Euphorbiae Semen, caper spurge seed)

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