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 Chinese Name
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Latin Name
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Common Name
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Scientific Name
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Primary Function
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ji xue teng
雞血藤
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Caulis Spatholobi
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Spatholobus stem
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Spatholobus suberectus Dunn
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Blood-regulating
活血
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Dong chong xia cao
冬蟲夏草
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Cordyceps sinensis
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Cordycepes / Caterpillar fungus
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Cordyceps sinensis
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Tonification
補益
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Yun zhi
雲芝
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Coriolus versicolor
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Turkey tail / Cloud mushroom
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Polystictus versicolor (L.) Fr.
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Tonification
補益
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ju hua
菊花
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Flos Chrysanthemi
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Chrysanthemum
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Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.
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Exterior relieving
解表
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jin yin hua
金銀花
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Flos Lonicerae
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Honeysuckle flower
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Lonicera Japonica
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Heat clearing
清熱
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sang ye
桑葉
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Folium Mori
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Mulberry leaf
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Morus alba L.
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Exterior relieving
解表
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Shan Zha
山楂
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Fructus Cartaegi
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Hawthorn fruit
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Crataegus pinnatifida Bge.
C. pinnatifida Bge. var. major N. E. Br.
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Digestant
消食化積
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Nu zhen zi
女貞子
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Fructus Lingustri Lucidi
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Glossy privet fruit
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Ligustrum lucidum Ait
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Tonification
補益
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gou qi zi
枸杞子
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Fructus Lycii
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Wolfberry / Goji
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Lycium barbarum L
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Tonification
補益
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Bu gu zhi
補骨脂
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Fructus Psoraleae
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Malaytea Scurfpea Fruit
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Psoralea corylifolia L.
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Tonification
補益
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Jin ying zi
金櫻子
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Fructus Rosae Laevigatae
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Cherokee Rose Fruit
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Rosa laevigata Michx
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Astringent
固澀
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Fu pen zi
覆盆子
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Fructus Rubi
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Palmleaf Raspberry Fruit
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Rubus Chingii Hu
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Astringent
固澀
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Wu wei zi
五味子
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Fructus Schisandrae
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Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit
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Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.
Schisandra sphenanthera Rehd. et Wils.
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Tonification
補益
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Ling Zhi
靈芝
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Ganoderma
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Reishi mushroom
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Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. Ex Fr.)
Karst Ganoderma japonicum (Fr.) Lloyd
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Tonification
補益
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ma huang
麻黃
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Herba Ephedrae
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Ephedra
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Ephedra sinica Stapf.
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Exterior relieving
解表
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Xian Ling Pi
仙靈脾
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Herba Epimedii
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Epimedium
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Epimedium brevicornum Maxim.
Epimedium sagittatum (Sieb. et Zucc.) Maxim
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Tonification
補益
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fu ling
茯苓
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Poria
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Poria / Indian bread
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Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf
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Fluid-regulating
利水滲濕
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dang gui
當歸
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Radix Angelicae Sinensis
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Angelica root
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Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels
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Tonification
補益
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Huang qi
黃 
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Radix Astragali
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Astragalus root
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Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.)
Bunge var. mongholicus (Bunge)
Hsiao A. membranaceus (Fisch.)
Bunge and the other species of the same genus
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Tonification
補益
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da huang
大黃
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Radix et Rhizoma Rhei
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Rhubarb
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Rheum palmatum L.
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Purgative
瀉下
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gan cao
甘草
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Radix Glycyrrhizae
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Liquorice root / licorice
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.
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Tonification
補益
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Ba ji tian
巴戟天
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Radix Morindae Officinalis
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Morinda Root
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Morinda officinalis How
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Tonification
補益
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San Qi / Tian Qi
三七 / 田七
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Radix Notoginseng
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Notoginseng / Pseudoginseng
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Panax notoginseng (Burk.)
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Stop-bleeding
化瘀止血
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bai shao yao
白芍藥
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Radix Paeoniae Alba
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White peony root
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Paeonia lactiflora Pall.
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Tonification
補益
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xi yang shen
西洋參 / 花旗參
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Radix Panacis Quinquefolii
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American ginseng / North American ginseng
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Panax quinquefolius L
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Tonification
補益
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he shou wu
何首烏
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Radix Polygoni Multiflori
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Fleeceflower root
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Polygonum multiforum Thunb.
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Tonification
補益
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ge gen
葛根
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Radix Puerariae
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Kudzu root
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Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi
Pueraria thomsonii Benth.
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Heat clearing
清熱
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gan di huang
乾地黃
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Radix Rehmanniae
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Rehmannia root
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Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.
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Heat clearing
清熱
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shu di huang
熟地黃
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Radix Rehmanniae Praeparatae
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Processed rehmannia root
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Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch.
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Tonification
補益
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Dan Shen
丹參
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Radix Salviae Militiorrhizae
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Salvia root / Red sage root
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Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge
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Blood-regulating
活血調經
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zhi mu
知母
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Rhizoma Anemarrhenae
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Anemarrhena rhizome
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Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge.
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Heat clearing
清熱
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cang zhu
蒼朮
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Rhizoma Atractylodis
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Atractylodes rhizome
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Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC.
Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz.
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Resolving dampness
化濕
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bai zhu
白朮
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Rhizoma Atractylodis
Macrocephalae
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Largehead atractylodes rhizome
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Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz.
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Tonification
補益
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shan yao
山藥
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Rhizoma Dioscoreae
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Chinese yam
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Dioscorea opposita Thunb.
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Tonification
補益
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jin qiao mai
金蕎麥
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Rhizoma Fagopyri Cymosi
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Wild buckwheat rhizome
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Fagopyrum dibotrys (D.Don) Hara
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Heat clearing
清熱
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tian ma
天麻
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Rhizoma Gastrodiae
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Tall gastrodia tuber
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Gastrodia elata Bl.
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Soothing liver and
checking wind
平肝熄風
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Chuan Xiong
川芎
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Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
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Sichuan lovage rhizome
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Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort
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Blood-regulating
活血調經
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Hong Jing Tian
紅景天
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Rhodiola
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Rhodiola / Roseroot / Arctic Root / Golden Root
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Tonification
補益
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jue ming zi
決明子
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Semen Cassiae
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Cassia seed
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Cassia obtusifolia L. / Cassia tora L.
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Heat clearing
清熱
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yi yi ren
薏苡仁
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Semen Coicis
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Coix seed
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Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. mayuen (Roman.) Stapf
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Promoting urination
利水
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Tu si zi
菟絲子
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Semen Cuscutae
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Dodder seed
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Cuscuta chinensis Lam.
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Tonification
補益
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