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Cynomorium coccineum

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Cynomorium coccineum

Chinese medicine
A biennial herb, the root of which is used for constipation, dry mouth, fatigue, impotence, leg weakness, paraesthesias and premature ejaculation, and is believed by some to be an aphrodisiac.

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