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HU HUANG LIAN

Names
Pharmaceutical: Rhizoma Picrorhizae
Botanical: Picrorhiza scrophulariaeflora Pennell., Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle ex Benth. (Scrophulariaceae)
Other names:
Description: Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome.

Actions
Eliminates Empty-Heat; Clears Heat (infantile malnutrition); Eliminates Damp-Heat; ...

Origin
Predominantly: Yunnan.;

Preparation
The drug is collected in autumn, removed from fibrous root and soil, dried in the sun, and cut into pieces.;

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