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Narrowleaf Screwtree

Narrowleaf Screwtree. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Shan Zhi Ma
中文名 (Chinese)
山芝麻
Latin Name
Helicteres Angustifolia
English Name
Narrowleaf Screwtree
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Large Intestine
Part Used
Whole herb
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To clear heat and resolve exterior, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Common cold with fever, headache, thirst, epidemic parotitis, measles papules, dysentery, enteritis, swollen welling abscess, scrofula, sore toxin, eczema, hemorrhoids.
Toxicity
Slightly toxic
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
1528
TCM-ID
1859