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1 Pieces are sections of rhizome; cut surface marked with radial striae, pith present.

2 Rhizome has an irregular round shape, often with strumiform branches.

Rhizoma Fagopyri Dibotryis

Rhizome of Fagopyrum dibotrys (D. Don) Hara (Polygonaceae).
Clearing away heat to remove toxins; promoting blood circulation to resolve carbuncle; expelling wind and removing dampness.
Lung abscess, measles, pneumonia, tonsilar peripheral abscess.
Top grades are big, hard and solid.

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