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Chinese Tamarisk Twig

Chinese Tamarisk Twig. Class: Pungent-Warm Exterior-Releasing Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Pungent; Calm. Meridians: Heart; Lung; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Xi He Liu
中文名 (Chinese)
西河柳
Latin Name
Tamaricis Cacumen; Cacumen Tamaricis
English Name
Chinese Tamarisk Twig
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Pungent; Calm
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Lung; Stomach
Part Used
Branches and leaves
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Pungent-Warm Exterior-Releasing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
辛温解表药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To induce diaphoresis and dispel wind and to promote eruption.
Indication (主治)
1. bacteriostatic.2. antipyretic.
Clinical Manifestations
1. bacteriostatic.2. antipyretic.
🔗 External References
SymMap
421
TCMID
5172
TCMSP
421
TCM-ID
2225