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Common Picria Herb
Common Picria Herb. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Cold. Meridians: Lung; Stomach; Liver
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ku Xuan Shen
中文名 (Chinese)
苦玄参
Latin Name
Picriae Herba
English Name
Common Picria Herb
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Stomach; Liver
Part Used
Whole herb
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperse swelling and relieve pain.
Indication (主治)
Wind-heat common cold, swelling pain in throat, mumps, swollen boil, diarrhea and dysentery, hemorrhoids, eczema, poisonous snake bites, knocks and falls.
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