''Pulsatilla chinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Ranunculaceae and is one of the
50 fundamental herbs
Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A ''Nature'' editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that t ...
used in
traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of acti ...
. There it has the name bái tóu wēng
().
See also
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Chinese herbology
Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A ''Nature'' editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that t ...
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''Pulsatilla chinensis'' (Plants for a Future Database)*
chinensis
Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge
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