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Morinda officinalis
Gynochthodes officinalis (also Morinda officinalis, Indian mulberry) is a tropical climbing shrub in the coffee family, grown mainly for its roots in traditional Chinese medicine. It needs warm, humid conditions and filtered light to thrive.
Gynochthodes officinalis, synonym Morinda officinalis and also known as Indian mulberry, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae.
The root of G. officinalis (Chinese: 巴戟天; pinyin: ba ji tian) is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). It was first described in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing. In TCM it is indicated in the case of kidney yang deficiency and associated impotence, weak tendons and bones, presence of wind and dampness.
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