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Echinoideae Corona

Sea urchin

海胆 〔海膽〕 hǎi dǎn

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus (A. Agassiz); Strongylocentrotus nudus (A. Agassiz); Temnopleurus toreumaticus (Leske); Temnopleurus hardwickii (Gray)

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Salty; balanced.

Actions and indications: Softens hardness and disperses binds; transforms phlegm and disperses swelling.* Treats scrofula; phlegm nodes; distension and pain in the chest and rib-side.

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