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Indian Quassiawood
Indian Quassiawood. Class: Heat-Clearing Medicinal. Properties: Bitter; Cold; Slightly Toxic. Meridians: Lung; Large Intestine
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ku Mu
中文名 (Chinese)
苦木
Latin Name
Ramulus et Folium Picrasmae; Picrasmae Ramulus et Folium
English Name
Indian Quassiawood
Alias Names
黄楝瓣树山熊胆熊胆树苦胆树黄楝树苦力芽进口苦黄檀木苦皮树臭辣子苦树鱼胆树青鱼胆狗胆木苦木霜苦胆木赶狗木苦弹子土苦楝野漆木秤杆树金条子
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold; Slightly Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Large Intestine
Part Used
Wood
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat-Clearing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
清热药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, dry damp and kill worms.
Indication (主治)
Infection of upper respiratory tract, pneumonia, acute gastroenteritis, dysentery, sore and boil, scab and lichen, eczema, burns and scalds, infection of biliary tract, poisonous insect stings.
Toxicity
Slightly toxic
🔗 External References
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