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Pig's thyroid

Name

Zhu Ye (Pig's thyroid)

  1. 猪靥
  2. 豬靨

The Effect of Pig's thyroid

Property

Sweet, slightly warm, toxic; lung, gallbladder, kidney nad bladder meridians entered.

Actions

Dissipate nodulation and treat goiter.

Indications

Provoked goiter and pneumatocele.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, or pounded into powder, 0.15 g a day.

Cations

Don’t use it overdose. It is contraindicated to people with heart disease.