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--> Qing Xu Re --> ren dong teng |
| Pin-yin: |
ren dong teng |
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| English name: |
Honeysuckle stem |
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| Where grown: |
Throughout China. |
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| Source: |
Dried stem and branch of Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
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| Properties: |
Sweet, cold |
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| Channels entered: |
Lungs, stomach |
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| Function: |
Clears heat, relieves toxicity, unblocks channels and collaterals and dispels warm-heat in the channels. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For fever due to febrile disease, bleeding dysentery due to toxic heat, infective hepatitis, carbuncles, toxic swellings, skin lesions and painful muscle and bone. |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
9~30g |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry, well-ventilated place. |
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