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Latin pharmacognostic name: Arcae Caro

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Arca subcrenata Lischke; Arca granosa Linnaeus; Arca Inflata Reeve (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Arca inflata Reeve; Arca granosa L.; Arca subcrenata Lischke

Use: Alimentary

Category:

Properties: Sweet; warm; nontoxic*.

Indications:

Supplements the blood, warms the center, and fortifies the stomach.

blood-vacuity wilting impediment (wěi bì4); stomach pain; indigestion; dysentery with pus and blood in the stool.

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