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1 Outer surface pale, khaki or brownishyellow; smooth or slightly shrivelled.
2 Cut surface powdery-white or yellowish-white; more powdery.
3 With distinctive human urine odour.
Radix Zehneriae Indicae
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Root tuber of Zehneria indica (Lour.) Keraudren (Cucurbitaceae). |
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Clearing away heat to remove toxins; expelling phlegm and removing dampness; eliminating stagnation to resolve swelling. |
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Abscess and oedema, scrofula, sore throat, mumps, urolithiasis, difficulty in urination, eczema, red eyes with jaundice, haemorrhoid, rectocele, bleeding and sores, snakebites. |
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Top grades are large; cut surfaces pinkish-white, powdery, odour distinctive as human urine. |
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