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蓼大青葉 Indigoplant Leaf Liao Da Qing Ye

ID: D00448

Pharmaceutical Name:
Folium Polygoni Tinctorii

Latin name:
Polygonum tinctorium Ait.

Location: 5

Chinese Name

蓼大青葉

Chinese Pinyin

Liao Da Qing Ye

English Name

Indigoplant Leaf

Family

Polygonaceae

Taste

slightly astringent and a little bitter

Odour

faint

Clinical Indications

1. Fever and eruptive exanthem in epidemic diseases
2. Cough, asthma, sore throat, mumps
3. Erysipelas
4. Carbuncle

Display Category

Commonly Used TCM

Function Category

Heat-Clearing Drugs

Medicine Category

Plant

Source

Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd.

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