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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;