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The economic botany of dragon tongue

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A crude drug sold under the name of Lung Lei Ip (Dragon Tongue) by the herb dealers in Hongkong and vicinity is identified as a euphorbiaceous ground cover. The morphological characters of the species are summarized, the history of its uses is reviewed, the medicinal merits reported and the ethnobotanical and ecological significance discussed.

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    Shiu-Ying Hu

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Hu, SY. The economic botany of dragon tongue. Econ Bot 21, 288–292 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860380

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