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Pin Yin:
dong gua ren
Common name: wax gourd seed
Botanical family: Cucurbitaceae
Botanical name: Benincasa hispida Cogn.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Transform Hot Phlegm
Temperature: cold
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, St, LI, SI
Actions:
Clears Heat, expels Phlegm and promotes drainage of abscesses.
Clears Heat and drains Dampness from the lower burner; used in leukorrhea,
intestinal abscesses.
(See
Interior Heat
;
Heat Toxin
;
Damp Heat of Lower Burner
;
Intestinal Abscess
.)
Dosage:
2-4 qian.
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