Saussurea costus
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Saussurea costus (Falc.) Lipsch.[1] |
Saussurea costus is a plant in the family Asteraceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yún mù xiāng (云木香).
[edit] See also
- Chinese herbology 50 fundamental herbs
[edit] References
- ^ Saussurea costus information from NPGS/GRIN. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.