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Niu Pi

Name

Niu Pi (Buffalo hide)

  1. 牛皮
  2. Buffalo hide
  3. Corium Bubali
  4. 水牛皮

The Effect of Niu Pi

Property

Salt, neutral; bladder and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Induce diuresis, resolve swelling, remove toxicity.

Indications

Edema, ascites, sores and boils, oliguria.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, or stir-bake it into charcoal and then pound into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, stir-bake it into charcoal and then pounded into powder for applying on the affected area.