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肉桂 Giant Cinnamon Bark Rou Gui

ID: D00694

Pharmaceutical Name:
Cortex Cinnamomi

Latin name:
Cinnamomum cassia Presl

Location: 32

Chinese Name

肉桂

Chinese Pinyin

Rou Gui

English Name

Giant Cinnamon Bark

Family

Lauraceae

Taste

sweet and hot

Odour

heavily aromatic

Clinical Indications

1. Stomachache, diarrhoea
2. Cough and wheezing
3. Shock, cold and clammy extremities, frostbite
4. Pain and cold feeling in the lower part of the body
5. Menstrual disorders

Display Category

Huge Display

Function Category

Interior-Warming Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Dr. CAO Hui

Link to

Chinese Medicinal Material Images Database

Medicinal Plant Images Database

Phytochemical Image Database

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