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Alternate Chinese names: 天茄子 tiān qié zǐ; 天天茄 tiān tiān qié; 黑姑娘 hēi gū niáng; 乌疔草 wū dīng cǎo; 黑星星 hēi xīng xīng; 黑茄 hēi qié; 黑天天 hēi tiān tiān

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Solanum nigrum L.

Use: Alimentary

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

Properties: Slightly bitter; cold; slightly toxic.^✽

Channel entry: Lung and bladder channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin; quicken the blood and disperses swelling: cancer; painful swollen throat; swelling of welling-abscesses and sore toxin; itching of sores and papular rashes.
• Heat strangury; water swelling; inhibited urination.

Dosage and method: Oral: 15–30g. Topical: Appropriate amount.

Production area: Grows on roadsides and in fields in most parts.

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