Chinese: xiang fu
English: cyperus, nut-grass rhizome
Pharmaceutical: Cyperi Rhizoma
Properties: Acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, balanced
Standard Species: Cyperus rotundus L.
Chinese: xiang fu
English: cyperus, nut-grass rhizome
Pharmaceutical: Cyperi Rhizoma
Properties: Acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, balanced
Standard Species: Cyperus rotundus L.
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