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Alternate English names: Chinese prayer-beads

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Abrus cantoniensis Hance (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Abrus cantoniensis Wall. ex Wight et Arn.* [= A. fruticulosus Wall. ex Wight et Arn.]

Use: Medicinal

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

Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Lung and gallbladder channels.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin; disinhibits dampness and disperses stasis. Treats jaundice (e.g., icteric hepatitis); dysentery; heat strangury.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (6–15g); use in pills and powders.

Quality: Clean dry plants with root, stem, and leaf intact.

Production area: Guǎngdōng, Guǎngxī.

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