Shan Ci Gu

Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones

Cremastra/Pleione Pseudobulb

Heat-Clearing

About this herb

A small bulb used to clear heat and toxicity, traditionally for nodules and swellings.

PinyinShan Ci Gu

Chinese山慈菇

Latin (pharmaceutical)Pseudobulbus Cremastrae seu Pleiones

EnglishCremastra/Pleione Pseudobulb

CategoryHeat-Clearing

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