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Latin pharmacognostic name: Suis Adeps

Alternate Chinese names: 猪油 zhū yóu; 猪膏 zhū gāo; 猪脂 zhū zhī; 猪油脂 zhū yóu zhī

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Sus scrofa domestica Brisson

Origin (other sources): Sus scrofa domestica Brisson

Use: Alimentary

Category:

Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Supplements vacuity, moistens dryness, and resolves toxin.

dryness of the bowels and viscera; inhibited defecation; dry cough; cracking of the skin.

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