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Oven earth

伏龙肝 〔伏龍肝〕fú lóng gān

Latin pharmacognostic name: Terra Flava Usta

Alternate Chinese names: 釜下土 fǔ xià tǔ; 釜月下土 fǔ yuè xià tǔ; 灶心土 zào xīn tǔ; 灶中黄土 zào zhōng huáng tǔ; 灶心黄土 zào xīn huáng tǔ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): The burned clay of a wood-burning oven.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Interior-warming agents

Properties: Acrid; warm.

Channel entry: Spleen and stomach channels.

Indications: