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 Category  Qing Re Yao
清熱藥
 Sub Category  Qing Re Jie Du
清熱解毒
 Name  Pu Gong Ying
蒲公英
Dandelion
 Grown  Throughout China.
 Source  Whole plant of Taraxacum mongolicum HAND.-MAZZ
 Ingredients  Chlorogenic acid
 Pharma Effect  
 Properties  Bitter, sweet, cold
 Channels  Liver, stomach
 Function  Clears heat, relieves toxicity, dissipates nodules and reduces edema.
 Clinic Usage  For acute mastitis, furunculosis and treatment of stranguria.
 Cautions  
 Dosage  9~15g. For external use, smash the herb then apply proper amount to wounds, or rinse the wounds with herbal decoctions.
 Storage  Store in a cool, dry place.