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Latin pharmacognostic name: Liquidambaris Resina

Alternate English names: liquidamber sweet gum

Alternate Chinese names: 枫脂香 fēng zhī xiāng; 芸香膏 yún xiāng gāo; 白胶香 bái jiāo xiāng

Kingdom: Plant

Origin (other sources): Liquidambar taiwaniana Hance [= L. formosana Hance]; Liquidambar formosana Hance*

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Acrid, bitter, and salty*; balanced*; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Quickens and cools the blood; resolves toxin; relieves pain.

welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); sores and scab (jiè); dormant papules; scrofula; incised wounds; toothache; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed (nǜ xuè).

Dosage & Method: Topical: Grind to a powder and sprinkle on or apply mixed; can also be prepared as a paste. Oral: Pills and powders (3‒6g).

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