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Persicae Cortex

Peach bark

桃茎白皮 〔桃莖白皮〕 táo jīn bái pí

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Prunus persica (L.) Batsch; Prunus davidiana (Carr.) Franch.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter and acrid*; nontoxic*.

Actions and indications: Treats water swelling; sand qì (shā qì); lung heat panting and oppression; welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); scrofula; and damp sores.

See: Táo rén (桃仁 Persicae Semen, peach kernel)

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