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 Crataegi, Fr


Pin Yin: shanzha-
Common name: hawthorn fruit
Botanical family: Rosaceae
Botanical name: 1, Crataegus pinnatifida Bge. var. major N.E. Br.; 2, C. cuneata Sieb. et Zucc.

Primary action: Disperse Food Accumulation
Secondary actions: Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
Temperature: slightly warm
Taste: sour, sweet
Entering Channel: Sp, St, Lv

Actions:
   Disperses Food Accumulation, especially of meat.
   Quickens Blood, Transforms Stasis and resolves masses; used in angina pectoris (Heart Blood Stasis), postpartum abdominal pain and masses due to Blood Stasis.
   Relieves diarrhea of chronic dysentery.
   Promotes lactation by unblocking congested milk accumulation in the breasts.
   (See Food Accumulation ; Blood Stasis ; Large Intestine Damp Heat ; Milk Accumulation in breasts .)

Dosage: 2-4 qian.

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