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Clove Fruit

母丁香
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Name

Mu Ding Xiang (Clove Fruit)

  1. 母丁香
  2. 鸡舌香
  3. 雌丁香
  4. Mu Ding Xiang
  5. 雞舌香
  6. Fructus Caryophylli

The Effect of Clove Fruit

Property

Pungent, warm; spleen, stomach, liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Warm the spleen and stomach, disperse cold, regulate the flow of qi, alleviate pain.

Indications

Vomiting caused by stomach cold, infantile hernia, ozostomia, gingival atrophy, cold sensation of the genitalia, toothache caused by wind-cold, acute angina pectoris.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 1~3 g, or pounded into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated to heat syndrome and yin deficiency with endogenous heat.