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Latin
Name
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Fructus
Quisqualis
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Chinese
Name
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picture
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Origin
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Fruits
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Distribution
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Southern
China, India, Indochina
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Nature
and Affinity
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The
drug is sweet in taste and warm in nature, and is distributed
to the Spleen and Stomach Channels.
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Caution
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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This
drug can be used to destroy parasites and remove food stagnancy
and can be used in the treatment of ascariasis, enterobiasis,
etc. It is especially suitable for children owing to its sweet
and agreeable taste.For amind case,therapeutic effect can be
obtained by chewing the parched drug. For a servere case with
many roundworms, the drug is often used in combination with
Semen Arecae, Cortex Meliae, Fructus Mume, etc. In treating
malnutrition of children, the drug is often used in combinatin
wit Semen Arecae, Rhzoma Picrorhizae, Radix Aucklandiae,etc.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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5-10g
of the drug can be used in decoction. The drug can also be made
into pill or powder. For adults, the parched drug is chewed,
10--20 pieces are taken for one dose. For children, the number
of pieces to be taken is 1.5 multiplied by the age but the total
number should not exceed 20 pieces. |
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REMARKS |
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This
is and important drug in treating parasitic contamination in
children. |
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