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Alternate English names: Chinese tallow tree root bark

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; slightly warm; toxic.

Channel entry: Large intestine and stomach channels.*

Actions and indications: Disinhibits water, disperses accumulation, kills worms, and resolves toxin. Treats water swelling; drum distension; concretions and gatherings; urinary stoppage and fecal stoppage; damp sores; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); clove sores (dīng) toxin.

Production area: Wild and cultived in the south.

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