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蜘蛛 〔蜘蛛〕zhī zhū

Latin pharmacognostic name: Aranea

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Aranea ventricosa (L. Koch)

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Bitter; cold; toxic.

Channel entry: Liver channel.*

Indications:

Dispels wind, disperses swelling, and resolves toxin.

foxlike mounting (hú shàn) with sagging of one testicle; wind stroke deviated mouth; chronic child fright wind; gān accumulations; swollen clove sores (dīng); scrofula; sores; centipede, bee, and scorpion stings.

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