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Lithospermi Radix
Material
Root
Nature
Cold
Flavor
Salty, Sweet
Meridians
Heart, Liver
Origin
Dried root of Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc. (Boraginaceae).
Key Constituents
Shikonin, acetylshikonin, β,β-dimethylacrylshikonin, lithospermoside, lithospermic acid, allantoin, polysaccharides.
Traditional Functions
Cools the blood, invigorates blood, clears heat and toxins, promotes eruption of rashes.
Traditional Terms
涼血活血, 清熱解毒, 透疹
Traditional Uses
Measles and other rashes with difficult eruption, macular eruptions due to blood heat, burns, sores, abscesses, eczema, and other inflammatory skin conditions.
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