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Ceylon Houndstongue
Ceylon Houndstongue. Properties: Bland; Cold. Meridians: Lung
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Liu Li Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
琉璃草
Latin Name
Radix Cynoglossi Divaricati
English Name
Ceylon Houndstongue
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bland; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung
Part Used
Root and leaf
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, dissipate stasis and stanch bleeding.
Indication (主治)
Swelling welling abscess and sore and boil, flooding and spotting, coughing of blood, painful swelling from knocks and falls, bleeding due to external injury, poisonous snake bites.
🔗 External References
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