Xu Duan
續斷 xù duàn, "continue/restore break/rupture"

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Tonifying Herbs

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Acrid , Sweet , Bitter		Dosage: 9-18g

	Cautions: Contraindicated in painful obstruction from wind-damp-heat. See Toxicity.		Meridians: Liver , Kidney
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of thick, soft, easily-broken roots with a dark greenish brown surface on cross section.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (5) ài fù nuǎn gōng wán (Mugwort and Prepared Aconite Pill for Warming the Womb) cháng níng tāng (Intestinal Serenity Decoction) sān bì tāng (Three Painful Obstruction Decoction) shòu tāi wán (Fetus Longevity Pill) tài shān pán shí sǎn (Powder that Gives the Stability of Mount Tai)

Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Radix Dipsaci Asperi

Botanical:

Japanese: zokudan

Korean: sokdan

Common: Japanese teasel root; dipsacus

Temperature: Slightly Warm

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