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Description of the drug: Capitulum hemispherical, 4–5 mm in diameter. Bracts densely arranged in numerous layers at the base, pale yellowish-green, lustrous, densely pubescent at the upper margin. The top of the capitulum greyish-white. After rubbing, numerous black anthers and fine yellowish-green unripe fruits visible. Peduncles slender, varying in length, less than 1 mm in diameter, pale yellowish-green, bearing numerous twisted ridges. Texture pliable. Odour, slight; taste, weak.
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Wagner, H., Bauer, R., Melchart, D., Xiao, PG., Staudinger, A. (2015). Flos Eriocauli – Gujingcao . In: Wagner, H., Bauer, R., Melchart, D., Xiao, PG., Staudinger, A. (eds) Chromatographic Fingerprint Analysis of Herbal Medicines Volume III. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06047-7_20
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