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Latin pharmacognostic name: Semiaquilegiae Herba

Alternate Chinese names: 天葵 tiān kuí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Makino. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Semiaquilegia adoxoides (DC.) Mak.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Sweet*; cold*.

Indications:

Clears heat and resolves toxin; disperses swelling and binds. Similar to Tiān kuí zǐ (天葵子 Semiaquilegiae Radix, semiaquilegia root) in action and indications, but its power to disperse welling-abscesses and fight cancer is weaker.

welling-abscesses; scrofula; mounting qì (shàn qì); inhibited urination.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct (9–15g). Topical: Apply crushed.

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