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Alternate English names: white pharbitis [seed]

Alternate Chinese names: 白牵牛 bái qiān niú; 白牵牛子 bái qiān niú zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy; Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy* [= Convolvulus nil L.; Ipomoea nil. (L.) Roth.]; Pharbitis purpurea (L.) Voigt* [= Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth; Pharbitis hispida (Zucc.) Choisy]

Use: Medicinal

Notes: White morning glory seeds come from plants that produce white or pink flowers.

See: Qiān niú zǐ (牵牛子 Pharbitidis Semen, morning glory [seed]); Hēi chǒu (黑丑 Pharbitidis Semen Atrum, black morning glory [seed])

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