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Alternate English names: Chinese radish daikon

Alternate Chinese names: 萝卜 luó bó; 白萝卜 bái luó bó; 罗服 luó fú; 萝白 luó bái; 萝菔 luó fú; 土酥 tǔ sū; 菜头 cài tóu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Raphanus sativus L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Raphanus sativus L.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Acrid and sweet; cool; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Lung and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Disperses accumulation, transforms phlegm, precipitates qì, loosens the chest, and resolves toxin. Treats food accumulation with fullness; phlegm cough and loss of voice; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè); dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); dysentery; hemilateral headache and medial headache.

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