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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); sores and boils; scrofula.

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