DI GU PI

Names for Di Gu Pi
Pharmaceutical:	Cortex Lycii Radicis
Botanical:	Lycium chinense Mill., Lycium barbarum L. (Solanaceae)
Other names:
Description:	Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark.

Actions
Cools Blood; Eliminates Empty-Heat; Eliminates Lung-Heat; Clears Lung-Heat; ...

Origin of di gu pi
Whole China.;

Preparation of di gu pi
The root is collected in early spring or late autumn, and washed clean. Then the root bark is stripped, dried in the sun, and cut into slices.;

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