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Gynurae Bicoloris Herba
Purple gynura
观音苋 〔觀音莧〕 guān yīn xiàn
Alternate Chinese names: 红凤菜 hóng fèng cài; 紫背天葵4 zǐ bèi tiān kuí; 红菜 hóng cài; 红番苋 hóng fān xiàn; 红玉菜 hóng yù cài
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Gynura bicolor DC.
Use: Alimentary
Properties: Slightly sweet and acrid✽; balanced.✽
Actions and indications: Quickens the blood and stanches bleeding; resolves toxin and disperses swelling. Treats menstrual pain; flooding and spotting; coughing of blood; bleeding from wounds; persistent ulceration.
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