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Pin Yin: lai fu zi
Common name: radish seed
Botanical family: Cruciferae
Botanical name: Raphanus sativus L.
Primary action: Disperse Food Accumulation
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi;
Transform Hot Phlegm
Temperature: neutral
Taste: acrid, sweet
Entering Channel: Lu, Sp, St
Actions:
Disperses Food Accumulation and relieves distension.
Descends Counterflow Qi and transforms Phlegm, especially in cases with Repletion Heat.
(See
Food Accumulation;
Counterflow Qi;
Phlegm
.)
Dosage:
2-4 qian.
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