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Bistort Rhizome; Rhizome of Bistort
Bistort Rhizome; Rhizome of Bistort. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Astringent; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Lung; Liver; Large Intestine
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Quan Shen
δΈζε (Chinese)
ζ³ε
Latin Name
Bistortae Rhizoma; Rhizoma Bistortae
English Name
Bistort Rhizome; Rhizome of Bistort
Alias Names
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β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Bitter; Astringent; Slightly Cold
Meridians (ε½η»)
Lung; Liver; Large Intestine
Part Used
Rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
εζεη±» (CN)
ζΈ
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π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
To remove toxic heat, to promote the subsidence of swelling, and to arrest bleeding.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Red dysentery, heat diarrhea, lung heat cough, swollen welling abscess, scrofula, mouth sore, tongue sores, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, bleeding from hemorrhoids, poisonous snake bite.
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