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Pin Yin: hu gu
Common name: tiger bone
Botanical family: Felidae
Botanical name: Panthera tigris L.
Primary action: Dispel Wind Dampness
Secondary actions:
Supplement Yang
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Lv, Kd
Actions:
Disperses Wind Cold and fortifies sinews and bones; used for paralysis, weak and painful lower back, knees and legs.
Expels Wind Dampness; used for painful and stiff joints.
(See
Wind-Damp Bi;
Kidney Yang Vacuity
.)
Dosage:
3-5 qian.
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