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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
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Quan Shen
中文名 (Chinese)
拳参
Latin Name
Bistortae Rhizoma; Rhizoma Bistortae
English Name
Bistort Rhizome; Rhizome of Bistort
Alias Names
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☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Astringent; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Liver; Large Intestine
Part Used
Rhizome
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove toxic heat, to promote the subsidence of swelling, and to arrest bleeding.
Indication (主治)
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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