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Botanical name |
Dipsacus asper |
| Pin yin name | Xu Duan | |
| Pin yin description | Xu means connect; duan means broken or severed; this is the herb that reconnects broken bones or severed tendons. | |
| Other common names | Teasel | |
| Part used | Root | |
| Taste | Bitter, Sweet, Pungent | |
| Nature | Slightly Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Tonify kidney and liver, activate circulation of blood; connect tendons and bones; restrain bleeding. | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Trauma, fracture, infected wounds, boils, carbuncles, and skin ulceration; kidney yang deficiency syndromes with symptoms of low back pain, weakness of feet, and impotence; excessive menstrual bleeding. | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None noted | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | None noted | |
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