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水獭肝

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Name Shui Ta Gan (Otter Liver) Nature and action Nature Sweet, warm, slightly toxic; liver and kidney channels.

水獭肝
水獭肝 — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

水獭肝

Name

Shui Ta Gan (Otter Liver)

The Effect of 水獭肝

Property

Sweet, warm, slightly toxic; liver and kidney meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify yin and eliminate heat, relieve cough and stop bleeding.

Indications

Cough, asthma, night sweat, hemoptysis, night blindness, consumptive disease, hectic fever due to yin-deficiency, hemorrhoidal bleeding.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 3~6 g, or made into pills or powder.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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