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Latin pharmacognostic name: Forsythiae Semen

Alternate English names: weeping forsythia seed weeping golden bell seed

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl.*

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Bitter; cold.

Indications:

Clears heart heat and cools the blood.

evil heat entering the pericardium with delirious speech. Commonly used with together with agents such as rhinoceros horn 犀角, 莲子心, and 麦冬.

Dosage & Method: 3–9g.

See also: Lián qiào (连翘 Forsythiae Fructus, forsythia [fruit])

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