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Actinidiae Chinensis Radix
Chinese gooseberry root
猕猴桃根 〔獼猴桃根〕 mí hóu táo gēn
Alternate English names: yangtao root
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Actinidia chinensis Planch.
Use: Medicinal
Properties: Sour and slightly sweet✽; cool✽; slightly toxic.✽
Actions and indications: Clears heat, disinhibits urine, quickens the blood, and disperses swelling. Treats hepatitis; water swelling; injury from knocks and falls; wind-damp joint pain; strangury-turbidity (lìn zhuó);