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Alternate English names: Chinese lacquer

Alternate Chinese names: 漆 qī; 漆干 qī gān

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkl. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkl.; Rhus verniciflua Stokes

Use: Medicinal

Category: Blood-quickening stasis-transforming agents / Blood-quickening menses-regulating agents

Properties: Acrid; warm; toxic.

Channel entry: Liver and stomach channels.

Actions and indications:

• Breaks blood, dispels stasis, and frees the channels (menses): blood stasis amenorrhea; concretions and conglomerations.
• Kills worms: worm accumulation with abdominal pain.

Dosage and method: Oral: Use in pills and powders (0.06–0.1g); do not decoct. Topical: Burn to fumigate.

Warnings: Contraindicated in pregnancy and in vacuity patterns without stasis.

Quality: Large pieces, black in color, hard in substance, with a strong smell are the best.

Production area: Gānsū, Shǎnxī (Shaanxi), Shānxī, Hénán, Shāndōng, Jiāngsū, Zhèjiāng, ānhuī, Jiāngxī, Húběi, Sìchuān, Yúnnán, Guìzhōu, and Guǎngdōng.

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