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Rubrum saccharum

赤沙糖
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Name

Chi Sha Tang (Brown sugar)

  1. 赤沙糖
  2. Chi Sha Tang
  3. Brown sugar

The Effect of Rubrum saccharum

Property

Sweet, warm; liver, spleen and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the spleen and stomach, soothe the liver, activate blood and

Indications

Dry mouth, vomiting, weakness with dysentery with bloody stool, postpartum lochiometra.

Dosage and Administrations

It is taken after being melted in wine, boiling water or decoction. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder or melted in water for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of phlegm-damp.