YIN CHAI HU

Names for Yin Chai Hu
Pharmaceutical:	Radix Stellariae Dichotomiae
Botanical:	Stellaria dichotoma L. var. lanceolate Bge. (Caryophyllaceae)
Other names:
Description:	Starwort Root.

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

Origin of yin chai hu
Northwest China, Inner-Mongolia.;

Preparation of yin chai hu
The roots are gathered in autumn or the Beginning of Spring (first solar term). After the fibrous roots and residual stems have been removed, the root id cleaned, dried in the sun, and cut into slices.;

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