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Alternate English names: sweet gum root

Kingdom: Plant

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

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Acrid and bitter^✽; balanced^✽; nontoxic.^✽

Channel entry: Spleen, kidney, and liver channels.✽

Actions and indications: Treats welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); clove sores (dīng); wind-damp joint pain.

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