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Pin Yin: da fu pi
Common name: areca peel, betel husk
Botanical family: Palmaceae
Botanical name: Areca catechu L.
Primary action: Rectify Qi
Secondary actions:
Disperse Food Accumulation;
Drain Dampness, Promote Urination;
Expel Parasites
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Sp, St, SI, LI
Actions:
Moves Qi and disperses stagnation due to Food Accumulation or Qi
obstruction, especially when accompanied by constipation.
Expels Dampness and relieves stagnation of Stomach and Intestines.
Promotes urination and moves Dampness, especially when accompanied by
edema or symptoms of Food Accumulation; also relieves Damp Leg Qi edema.
Promotes expulsion of tapeworms (by paralyzing them).
(See
Qi Stagnation
;
Food Accumulation
;
Interior Dampness
;
Stomach Qi Stagnation
;
Leg Qi
;
JueYin-stage Parasitic
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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