香港容易混淆中藥

1 Pistil forked.

2 Capitate inflorescences 10-30, gathered closely at a spherical shape.

3 Rhizome thick and shor t, with a profusion of remnants of leaf base fibres.

4 Stem thick and strong, hollow.

Herba Saussureae Involucratae

	Whole plant of Saussurea involucrata (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. -Bip. (Asteraceae/ Compositae).
	Warming kidney to reinforce yang; expelling wind and eliminating dampness; promoting blood circulation to dredge meridians.
	Impotence; weakness of loins and knee; rheumatism; menstrual disorders, abdominal pain; cough with copious water y whitish sputum.
	No specific standard.

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