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Pin Yin: da suan
Common name: garlic bulb
Botanical family: Alliaceae
Botanical name: Allium sativum L.
Primary action: Expel Parasites
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
: tamasic
Entering Channel: Sp, St, Lu, LI
Actions:
Kills parasites; kills pinworm and hookworm and many types of protozoa;
used in combination with other antiparasitic herbs for other types of
parasites, including amoebic dysentery.
Used topically for ringworm and other fungus infections of the skin.
(See
JueYin-stage Parasitic
;
Exterior Dampness
;
Interior Dampness
.)
Dosage:
2-5 qian.
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