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瓜子金 Japanese Milkwort Herb Gua Zi Jin
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ID: D00593
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Pharmaceutical Name:
Herba Polygalae Japonicae
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Latin name:
Polygala japonica Houtt.
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Chinese Name |
瓜子金 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Gua Zi Jin |
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English Name |
Japanese Milkwort Herb |
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Family |
Polygalaceae |
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Taste |
slightly acrid-bitter |
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Odour |
faint |
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Clinical Indications |
1. Sore throat, cough with copious sputum
2. Rheumatism
3. Gastrointestinal bleeding
4. Palpitation, insomnia
5. Carbuncles and sores, venomous-snake bite, trauma |
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Display Category |
Commonly Used TCM |
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Function Category |
Expectorants, Antitussives and Antiasthmatics |
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Medicine Category |
Plant |
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Source |
Eu Yan Sang (HK) Ltd. |
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