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Pin Yin: binlang
Common name: betel nut
Botanical family: Palmae
Botanical name: Areca catechu L.
Primary action: Expel Parasites
Secondary actions:
Disperse Food Accumulation;
Dispel Wind Dampness
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, bitter
Entering Channel: Sp, St, LI
Actions:
Kills and expels parasites; is most effective for tapeworms but can also
be used for pinworms, roundworms, blood flukes.
Disperses Food Accumulation.
Moves Qi and promotes urination; used for Damp Leg Qi edema.
(See
JueYin-stage Parasitic
;
Food Accumulation
;
Qi Stagnation
;
Leg Qi
.)
Dosage: 2-4 qian; 2-4 liang when used for tapeworm.
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