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Alternate English names: Philippino moghania [root]

Alternate Chinese names: 土黄芪¹ tǔ huáng qí¹ 土黄鸡 tǔ huáng jī

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Moghania philippinensis (Merr. et Rolfe) Li [= Flemingia philippinensis Merr. et Rolfe]; Moghania macrophylla Ktz. [= Flemingia stricta Roxb. var. pteropus Sasaki

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and acrid; warm; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Dispels wind and disinhibits dampness; disperses stasis and resolves toxin. Treats wind-damp impediment (fēng shī bì) pain; chronic nephritis; injury from knocks and falls; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); throat moth.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (15–30g). Topical: Juice or powder.

Production area: Fújiàn, Táiwān, Guǎngxī, Guǎngdōng, Húběi, Guìzhōu, Jiāngxī.

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