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Pin Yin:
yuan hua
Common name: genkwa flower
Botanical family: Thymelaeaceae
Botanical name: Daphne genkwa Sieb. et Zucc.
Primary action: Harsh expellants
Secondary actions:
Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid, toxic
Entering Channel: Lu, Kd, LI
Actions:
Expels water by violently inducing watery diarrhea and increasing diuresis;
used for Congested Fluids and accumulation of fluids in the chest and
abdomen.
(See
Interior Dampness
.)
Dosage:
0.5-1 qian.
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