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Chinese Asafetida
Chinese Asafetida. Class: Digestants. Properties: Bitter; Pungent; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
A Wei
中文名 (Chinese)
阿魏
Latin Name
Resina Ferulae; Ferulae Resina
English Name
Chinese Asafetida
Alias Names
熏渠魏去疾哈昔泥五彩魏臭阿魏
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Pungent; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Balsam
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Digestants
功效分类 (CN)
消食药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To transform concretion and disperse accumulation, kill worms, interrupt malaria.
Indication (主治)
Concretion and conglomeration, lump glomus, worm accumulation, meat-type food accumulation, cold pain in heart and abdomen, malaria, dysentery.
🔗 External References
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Du Jiao Plaster
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Feng Re Qing Oral Liquid; Fengreqing Oral Liquid
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Jia Wei Lan Ji Pill
Jia Wei Lan Ji Wan
Hua Ji Pill
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