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Lepidii Semen

Lepidium [seed]

北葶苈 〔北葶藶〕 běi tíng lì

Alternate English names: northern tingli [seed] bitter tingli [seed]

Alternate Chinese names: 苦葶苈 kǔ tíng lì; 苦葶苈子 kǔ tíng lì zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Lepidium apetalum Willd.

Use: Medicinal

Notes: This type of 葶苈子 is bitter and has a powerful water-draining action.

See: Tíng lì zǐ (葶苈子 Lepidii/Descurainiae Semen, lepidium/descurainia); Nán tíng lì (南葶苈 Descurainiae Semen, descurainia [seed])

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