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Liquidambaris Folium

Liquidambar leaf

枫香树叶 〔楓香樹葉〕 fēng xiāng shù yè

Alternate English names: sweet gum leaf

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Liquidambar taiwaniana Hance [= L. formosana Hance]; Liquidambar formosana Hance*

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and bitter; balanced.

Channel entry: Spleen, kidney, and liver channels.

Actions and indications: Treats acute gastroenteritis; dysentery; postpartum wind tetany; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng) and effusion of the back (fā bèi); infantile umbilical wind.

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