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Caprae seu Ovis Medulla

Goat’s [or sheep’s] bone marrow

羊髓 〔羊髓〕 yáng suǐ

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in unofficial sources: Capra hircus L.; Ovis aries L.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet*; warm*; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Boosts yīn and supplements the marrow; moistens the lung and moisturizes the skin. Treats vacuity taxation with marked emaciation; lung wilting; steaming bone; cough; dispersion-thirst (xiāo kě); haggard skin; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); sores; red eyes; eye screens.

See: Yáng ròu (羊肉 Caprae seu Ovis Caro, goat [or sheep] meat)

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