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Sal
Salt
食盐 〔食鹽〕 shí yán
Alternate English names: cooking salt
Alternate Chinese names: 细盐 xì yán; 食盐 shí yán
Kingdom: Mineral
Use: Alimentary
Properties: Salty; cold; nontoxic*.
Channel entry: Stomach, kidney, large intestine, small intestine channels.
Actions and indications: Promotes ejection, clears heat, cools the blood, and resolves toxin. Treats food accumulation in the upper stomach duct; distension and pain in the heart [region] and stomach; phlegm aggregation in the chest; urinary stoppage and fecal stoppage; bleeding gums; sore throat; toothache; eye screen;