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 Smilacis Glabrae, Rz


Pin Yin: tu fu ling
Common name: greenbriar rhizome
Botanical family: Liliaceae
Botanical name: Smilax glabra Roxb.

Primary action: Clear Heat Toxins
Secondary actions: Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
Temperature: neutral
Taste: bland or slightly sweet
Entering Channel: Lv, St, Kd

Actions:
   Clears Damp Heat Poison: painful and cloudy urine, joint pain, or Damp Heat jaundice.
   Clears Damp Heat from the skin.
   (See Heat Toxin ; Spleen Stomach Damp Heat ; Damp Heat of Gall Bladder and Liver ; Exterior Dampness .)

Indications: strangury, sores, convulsions, swollen and painful joints, goiter, vaginal discharges, itchy skin, oozing rashes

Dosage: 5-20 qian.

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