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Leech, Shui Zhi 水蛭

ByAdam Tate

Leech, Shui Zhi 水蛭 Shui Zhi (TCM)Jonk, Pichchian, Jonkan (Unani) Dioscorides Materia Medica, Mathias, 1563 Materia Medica Animalia, Peter Peyto Good, 1853 Dried Leech as used in TCM.(Chengdu Medicine Market, Adam, 2009) See also Leeching Entomological name: Hirudo and Whitmania spp.In TCM, the Official species used are: Hirudo nipponica Whitmania acranulata W. pigra There are…

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Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

ByAdam Tate

Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan 大黄蛰虫丸Rhubarb and Eupolyphaga [Wingless Cockroach] Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential of the Golden Cabinet, c. 220 Herb Name Da Huang (Rhubarb root)Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia)Bai Shao (Peony) Tao Ren (Peach kernel)Ku Xing Ren (Apricot kernel)Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga) Shui Zhi (Leech)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Meng Chong (Tabanus)Qi Cao (Holotrichia)Gan…

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