Qi Tonics
Zhu Du: Chinese Herb Guide
##Name
Name
Zhu Du (Pork Tripe)
The Effect of Zhu Du
Property
Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Tonify deficiency, strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Indications
Poor appetite due to spleen deficiency, diabetes, edema, barbiers, diarrhea, infantile malnutrition, consumptive disease, leukorrhea with reddish discharge.
Dosage and Administrations
Cook it for eating, or made into pills.
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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