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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Collocalia esculenta L.; Collocalia vestita; Collocalia inexpectata Hum.

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Sweet; balanced.

Channel entry: Lung, stomach, and kidney channels.

Actions and indications: Nourishes yīn and moistens dryness; boosts qì and supplements the center. Treats vacuity detriment; consumption; cough and phlegm panting; expectoration of blood; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); enduring dysentery; enduring malaria; dysphagia-occlusion (yē gé) and stomach reflux.

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