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SHENG MA

Names
Pharmaceutical:	Rhizoma Cimicifugae
Botanical:	Cimicifuga heracleifolia Komarov, Cimicifuga dahurica (Turcz.) Maximowicz, Cimicifuga foetida L. (Ranunculaceae)
Other names:	Lu Sheng Ma, Guan Sheng Ma, Chuan Sheng Ma, Hua Sheng Ma, Ji Gu Sheng Ma, Xi Sheng Ma
Description:	Bugbane Rhizome

Actions
Releases the Exterior; Promotes the eruption of exanthema; Clears Heat; Expels toxins; Raises Yang to avoid its collapse; ...

Origin
Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Hunan, Shanxi.;

Preparation
The drug is collected in summer and autumn, removed from soil and fibrous root, and then dried in the sun. The rhizomes can also be stir-fried.;

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