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Difformed galingale herb

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Name

Yi Xing Suo Cao (Difformed galingale herb)

Sources

The drug is the dricd or fresh entire herb of Cyperus difformis L. (family Cyperaceae), growing along paddy fields or swamps, and distributed in Northeast China and Shanxi, Hebei, Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan of China.

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The Effect of Difformed galingale herb

Property

Salty, slightly bitter, cool; heart, liver, lung and bladder meridians entered.

Actions

It is used to promote the flow ofqi, activate blood circulation, relieve dysuria and promote diuresis; for the treatment of dysuria with urethral pain, traumatic injuries, hematemesis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~15 g, or 30~60 g of the fresh.