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Pin Yin: hezi
Common name: chebula fruit
Botanical family: Combretaceae
Botanical name: Terminalia chebula Retz.
Primary action: Astringe
Temperature: warm
Taste: bitter, sour, astringent
Entering Channel: Lu, LI
Actions:
Astringes Intestines and stops diarrhea: used for Vacuity-type diarrhea and dysentery.
Astringes Lung Qi and Stops coughing; used for used for chronic cough, wheezing and loss of voice.
(See
Spleen Yang Vacuity;
Large Intestine Cold Vacuity;
Lung Qi Vacuity
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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