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Alternate Chinese names: 金汁 jīn zhī

Kingdom: Animal

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Homo sapiens L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Homo sapiens L.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Bitter; slightly cold; nontoxic.

Actions and indications: Clears heat and resolves toxin. Treats mania in febrile disease; pox sores; blood heat; steaming bone tidal heat effusion.

Notes: This is a mixture of water and human feces that has been strained through loess. The clear strained liquid is then buried in a pot for up to three years.

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