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Bunge Swallowwort Equivalent Plant: Cynanchum Auriculatum
Bunge Swallowwort Equivalent Plant: Cynanchum Auriculatum. Properties: Bitter; Neutral. Meridians: Liver; Kidney; Spleenstomach
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Bai Shou Wu
中文名 (Chinese)
白首乌
Latin Name
Radix Cynanchi Auriculati; Radix Cynanchi Bungei
English Name
Bunge Swallowwort Equivalent Plant: Cynanchum Auriculatum
Alias Names
隔山消白何乌白何首乌隔山撬白木香野蕃薯一肿三消和平参山花旗张果老
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Neutral
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Kidney; Spleenstomach
Part Used
Tuberoid
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To supplement lung and boost kidney, strengthen sinews and bones, boost essence and blood, fortify spleen and disperse food, resolve toxin and cure sores.
Indication (主治)
Aching in lumbus and knees, impotence and emission, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitation and insomnia, inappetence, child gan sore, postpartum scant milk, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess, poisonous snake bite.
🔗 External References
HERB DB
TCMID
5689
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