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Hemerocallis Radix

Day lily root

萱草根 〔萱草根〕 xuān cǎo gēn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Hemerocallis fulva L.; Hemerocallis flava L.; Hemerocallis minor Mill.; Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautv. et Mey.; Hemerocallis thunbergii Bak.; Hemerocallis citrina Baroni

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic.

Channel entry: Spleen and lung channels.

Actions and indications: Disinhibits water and cools the blood. Treats water swelling; inhibited urination; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó); vaginal discharge; jaundice; nosebleed (nǜ xuè); bloody stool; flooding and spotting; mammary welling-abscesses (rǔ yōng).

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