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Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor)

Use: Medicinal

Actions and indications: Treats urinary stoppage; heat strangury; swollen welling-abscesses (yōng zhǒng); otitis media.

Dosage and method: Oral: Drink raw slime. Topical: Apply to welling-abscess (yōng) or drip into the ear to treat otitis media. Loaches are often covered with sugar to produce more slime.

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