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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Anodonta woodiana Lea; Cristaria plicata Leach; Hyriopsis cumingii Lea

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Salty^✽; cold^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Lung, liver, and stomach channels.

Actions and indications: Transforms phlegm and disperses food; clears heat and dries dampness. Treats phlegm-rheum; cough; stomach pain; retching counterflow; vaginal discharge; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); damp sores.

See: Bàng ròu (蚌肉 Leae Caro, lea)

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