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Alternate Chinese names: 龙子衣 lóng zǐ yī; 蛇符 shé fú; 龙子单衣 lóng zǐ dān yī; 引皮 yǐn pí; 龙皮 lóng pí; 龙单衣 lóng dān pí; 蛇附 shé fù; 长虫皮 cháng chóng pí; 蛇衣 shé yī; 龙衣 lóng yī

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Elaphe taeniura Cope; Elephe carinata (Guenther); Zaocys dhumnades (Cantor) . (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Elaphe taeniurus Cope*; Elaphe carinata (Günther) *; Zaocys dhumnades (Cantor) *; Dinodon rufozonatum (Cantor)

Use: Medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Sweet, salty; balanced.

Channel entry: Liver and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Treats Shé tuì is sweet, salty, and balanced. It dispels wind, stabilizes fright, relieves itching, and eliminates eye screens. It is used to treat child fright wind and itching of the skin, as well as eye screens.

Dosage and method: Oral: 1.5–3g in decoctions; 03–0.6g at a time in powders. Topical: grind to powder and sprinkle on.

Quality: White, long, wide, smooth skins are the best.

Production area: Zhèjiāng, Guǎngxī, Sìchuān, Jiāngsū, Fújiàn, ānhuī, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), and Yúnnán.

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