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Latin pharmacognostic name: Suis Iecur

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Sus scrofa domestica Brisson

Origin (other sources): Sus scrofa domestica Brisson

Use: Alimentary

Category:

Properties: Sweet and bitter; warm; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Liver channel.*

Indications:

Supplements the liver, nourishes the blood, and brightens the eyes.

withered-yellow facial complexion from blood vacuity; sparrow blindness (night blindness); red eyes; water swelling; leg qì (jiǎo qì).

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