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Aranea

Spider

蜘蛛 〔蜘蛛〕 zhī zhū

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Aranea ventricosa (L. Koch)

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; cold; toxic.

Channel entry: Liver channel.*

Actions and indications: Dispels wind, disperses swelling, and resolves toxin. Treats 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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