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Chinese Cinquefoil
Chinese Cinquefoil. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Liver; Large Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wei Ling Cai
中文名 (Chinese)
委陵菜
Latin Name
Herba Potentillae Chinensis; Potentiliae Chinensis Herba
English Name
Chinese Cinquefoil
Alias Names
翻白菜白头翁根头菜野鸠旁花黄州白头翁龙牙草天青地白小毛药虎爪菜蛤蟆草老鸦翎老鸦爪地区草翻白草野鸡脖子痢疾草
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Liver; Large Intestine
Part Used
Whole herb with root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove toxic heat and reduce heat in blood, and to relieve dysentery.
Indication (主治)
Red dysentery and abdominal pain, enduring dysentery, bleeding hemorrhoids, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess.
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