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Xie Ke

蟹壳
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Name

Xie Ke (Crab shell)

  1. 蟹壳
  2. Crab shell
  3. 蟹殼

The Effect of Xie Ke

Property

Salt, cold; liver and spleen meridians entered.

Actions

Dissipate stasis, stop bleeding, remove toxicity and resolve swelling.

Indications

Sores and boils, insect bites, blood stasis, uterine bleeding, ulcerative gingivitis, jaundice due to blood accumulation.

Dosage and Administrations

Stir-bake it into charcoal, and then pound into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.