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白薇 Blackend Swallowwort Root and Rhizome Bai Wei

ID: D00398

Pharmaceutical Name:
Radix Cynanchi Atrati

Latin name:
Cynanchum atratum Bge.

Location: 5

Chinese Name

白薇

Chinese Pinyin

Bai Wei

English Name

Blackend Swallowwort Root and Rhizome

Family

Asclepiadaceae

Taste

slightly bitter

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Febrile diseases
2. Debility after delivery
3. Urinary tract infection
4. Sore throat, carbuncles and sores, venomous-snake bite

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Heat-Clearing Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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