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Impatientis Balsaminae Herba

Garden balsam

凤仙 〔鳳仙〕 fèng xiān

Alternate English names: balsam

Alternate Chinese names: 凤仙透骨草 fèng xiān tòu gǔ cǎo; 白凤仙 bái fèng xiān

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Impatiens balsamina L.; Impatiens arguta Hook. f. et Thoms.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid; warm.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and quickens the blood; disperses swelling and relieves pain. Treats wind-damp joint pain; injury from knocks and falls; scrofula; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū), and clove sores (dīng).

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