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火炭母 Chinese Knotweed Herb Huo Tan Mu

ID: D00362
Pharmaceutical Name:
Herba Polygoni Chinensis
Latin name:
Polygonum chinense L.
Location: 4
 
Chinese Name 火炭母
Chinese Pinyin Huo Tan Mu
English Name Chinese Knotweed Herb
Family Polygonaceae
Taste sour, slightly astringent
Odour faint
Clinical Indications 1. Diarrhoea, hepatitis
2. Sore throat, diphtheria, whooping cough
3. Leukorrhagia
4. Otitis media, nebula, carbuncle, trauma
5. Vertigo, dizziness and tinnitus, hypertension
Display Category Medicinal Herbs
Function Category Heat-Clearing Drugs
Medicine Category Plant
Source Centre Collection
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/cmsd/detail.php?herb_id=D00362