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38 Obsolete Western Medicines
The following list serves to show obsolete Western herbs and the Chinese herbs that can be used in their place. Some herbs are the identical medicine to that previously used in the West (Cyperus rotundus, Costus etc.). Some are closely related species with uses similar enough that they could be used in place of the…