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Latin pharmacognostic name: Aspongopus

Alternate English names: aspongopus

Alternate Chinese names: 黑兜虫 hēi dōu chóng; 屁板虫 pì bǎn chóng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Aspongopus chinensis Dallas*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Qì-rectifying agents

Properties: Salty; warm; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Spleen, liver, and kidney channels.

Indications:

• Rectifies qì and relieves pain: Qì stagnation in the chest and diaphragm; glomus and oppression in the stomach duct.
• Warms the kidney and invigorates yáng: Kidney yáng vacuity. with limp aching lumbus and knees and impotence.

  Dosage & Method: Oral: Decoct 3–6g; also used in pills and powders.

  Warnings: Use with care in yīn vacuity with yáng hyperactivity.

  Quality: Evenly sized brown bodies that have a high oil content and have not been eaten by other organisms are the best.

  Product Area: Sìchuān, Guìzhōu.

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