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Eucheuma Gelatina

Agar seaweed

石花菜 〔石花菜〕 shí huā cài

Alternate English names: gelatinous eucheuma

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Eucheuma gelatinae (Esp.) J. Ag.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet and salty; cold.

Channel entry: Liver, lung, spleen, large intestine, and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Eliminates floating heat in the upper burner; clears pulmonary phlegm-heat; abducts large intestinal and yīn vacuity damp-heat.* Treats hemorrhoids when taken over a long period.*

Warnings: Use with care in spleen-kidney vacuity cold.

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