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'''Wikstroemia indica''' (L.) C. A. Mey., also known as tie bush, Indian stringbush, bootlace bush, or small-leaf salago (Chinese: 了哥王; pinyin: liǎo gē wáng) is a small shrub with glossy leaves, small greenish-yellow flowers and toxic red fruits. It grows in forests and on rocky, shrubby slopes in central and southeastern China, Vietnam, India and the Philippines.<ref name="int"/>
== Uses ==
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. As a traditional Chinese herb, this plant has long been employed as an antipyretic, detoxicant, expectorant, vermifuge, and abortifacient in clinical practice in China.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414627 "Wikstroemia indica (Linnaeus) C. A. Meyer". Flora of China.]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikstroemia_indica Wikstroemia indica]
[[Category:Herbs]]
== Uses ==
It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. As a traditional Chinese herb, this plant has long been employed as an antipyretic, detoxicant, expectorant, vermifuge, and abortifacient in clinical practice in China.
== References ==
<references>
<ref name="int">[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242414627 "Wikstroemia indica (Linnaeus) C. A. Meyer". Flora of China.]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikstroemia_indica Wikstroemia indica]
[[Category:Herbs]]
