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Aleuritis Semen

Tung tree seed

油桐子 〔油桐子〕 yóu tóng zǐ

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Aleurites fordii Hemsl.

Use: Medicinal

Properties: Sweet; highly toxic.

Actions and indications: Ejects wind phlegm, disperses toxin swellings, and disinhibits urination and defecation. Treats wind-phlegm; throat impediment (hóu bì); scrofula; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn); scalds; impetigo herpetiformis; cinnabar toxin; abdominal distension due to food accumulation; fecal stoppage and urinary stoppage.

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