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Nineteen fears
十九畏 〔十九畏〕 shí jiǔ wèi
Nineteen medicinals standing in a relationship in which the toxicity or action of one is counteracted or reduced by another or others. See the list below. See also seven relations.
The Nineteen Fears
- Sulfur (Sulphur,
石硫黄 shí liú huáng), fears impure mirabilite (Mirabilitum Non-Purum, 朴硝 pò xiāo) - Mercury (Hydrargyrum, 水银 shuǐ yín) fears sublimed arsenic (Arsenicum Sublimatum, 砒霜 pī shuāng)
- Chinese wolfsbane (Stellerae seu Euphorbiae Radix, 狼毒 láng dú) fears litharge (Lithargyrum, 密陀僧 mì tuó sēng)
- Croton (Crotonis Fructus, 巴豆 bā dòu) fears morning glory (Pharbitidis Semen, 牵牛子 qiān niú zǐ)
- Clove (Caryophylli Flos, 丁香 dīng xiāng) fears curcuma (Curcumae Radix, 郁金 yù jīn)
- Tooth niter (Nitrum Dentatum,
牙硝 yá xiāo), fears sparganium (Sparganii Rhizoma, 三棱 sān léng) - Aconite main tuber (Aconiti Radix,
川乌头 chuān wū tóu) and wild aconite (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix,草乌头 cǎo wū tóu) fear rhinoceros horn (Rhinocerotis Cornu, 犀角 xī jiǎo) - Ginseng (Ginseng Radix, 人参 rén shēn) fears flying squirrel’s droppings (Trogopteri Faeces, 五灵脂 wǔ líng zhī)
- Cinnamon bark (Cinnamomi Cortex, 肉桂 ròu guì) fears halloysite (Halloysitum Rubrum, 赤石脂 chì shí zhī)