Guǐzhēncǎo zài Zhōngyī lǐ yǒu qīngrè jiědú de gōngxiào.
In TCM, beggarticks has heat-clearing and detoxifying effects.
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Literally 'ghost-needle grass' — the seeds end in two hooked black spines that latch onto clothing and animal fur, as if a ghost had stuck a needle on you. Once you remember this, the name sticks (pun intended).
