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Latin Name
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Calyx
Kaki
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Chinese
Name
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picture
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Origin
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Peduncle
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Distribution
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It
is mainly produced in Henan,Shandong provinces.
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Nature
and Affinity
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This drug is bitter and astringent in taste and nertral in
nature, and is distributed to the Stomach Channel.
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Caution
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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Sending
down adverse flow of Qi to arrest hiccups In treating
hiccups due to stomach-cold, the drug can be used in combination
with Flos Syzygii Aromatici and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens. In
treating hiccups due to stomach-heat, the drug can be used in
combination with Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam, Haematitum, etc. |
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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Usually,
4.5-9g of the drug is used in decoction |
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REMARKS |
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For
effective control of hiccups, use with clove and fresh ginger;
the ripe, dried fruit is stomachic and astringent; the juice
of the fresh, unripe fruits lowers blood pressure and is used
in hypertension. |
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