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Pseudostellaria heterophylla

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Family: Caryophyllaceae · Genus: Pseudostellaria

Pseudostellaria heterophylla

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Pseudostellaria heterophylla, known commonly as hai er shen, tai zi shen, and false starwort, is a eudicot species in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is used in Chinese medicine and herbalism and is proclaimed to tonify the qi and generate yin fluids. It has been labeled as an adaptogen. It is known as the "ginseng of the lungs". The plant is a low growing plant of the pink family that is grown in Southern China in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Shanxi.

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