Basics

  • Latin name:Smilax glabra
  • Common names:冷饭头、硬饭头
  • Nature:甘、淡,平
  • Part used:根茎

Uses

  • Resolves toxins, drains dampness
  • Damp-heat stranguria, discharge, sores (syndrome differentiation required)

Harvest & storage

全年可采,洗净切片,晒干。

How to identify

不规则块状,表面黄棕色,断面淡红棕色,粉性。

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