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Common otter feet

Name

Ta Si Zu (Common otter feet)

  1. 獭四足
  2. 獭爪
  3. Ta Si Zu
  4. 獺四足
  5. Pedes Lutrae

The Effect of Common otter feet

Property

Sweet, neutral; spleen and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Moisten the skin and kill parasites.

Indications

Chapped skin, tuberculosis.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~12 g, or pounded into powder for oral taking with wine. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.