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Latin pharmacognostic name: Holotrichiae Vermiculus

Kingdom: Animal

Origin (other sources): Holotrichia diomphalia Bates

Use: Medicinal

Category:

Properties: Salty*; slightly warm*; toxic*.

Channel entry: Liver channel.*

Indications:

Breaks blood, moves stasis, disperses binds, and promotes lactation.

bone fractures; stasis pain; pain wind; lockjaw; throat impediment (hóu bì); eye screens; cinnabar toxin (erysipelas); welling- and flat-abscesses (yōng jū); hemorrhoids and fistulas.

Dosage & Method: Oral: Use in pills and powders. Topical: Grind to a powder and apply mixed; apply crushed.

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