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Alternate English names: Japanese plum kernel

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Prunus salicina Lindl.

Use: Medicinal

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

Channel entry: Liver channel.✽

Actions and indications: Disperses stasis, disinhibits water, and lubricates the intestines. Treats blood stasis pain due to injury from knocks and falls; phlegm-rheum cough; swelling and fullness due to water qì; bound stool; insects and scorpions stings.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (6–12g). Topical: Grind, and apply mixed.

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