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鳢鱼

鳢鱼
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Name

Li Yu (Northern snakehead)

  1. Northern snakehead
  2. 鱧魚
  3. Channa argus

The Effect of 鳢鱼

Property

Sweet, cold; spleen, lung and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify the spleen and stomach, induce diuresis and resolve swelling.

Indications

Edema, barbiers, habitual abortion, gastric distension, scabies, hematochezia, tuberculosis, postpartum hypogalactia.

Dosage and Administrations

Cook it for eating, or made into powder for oral taking. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of sores.