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Pangolin Scales (Squama Manitis)

Location found

Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan and Taiwan provinces

Flavor & Property

Salty; slightly cold

Effects

Promotes blood circulation, stimulates milk secretion, subdues swelling, and promotes the drainage of pus

Use

Amenorrhea

* used with Chinese angelica root, chuanxiong rhizome, achyranthes root and safflower

Masses in the abdomen

* used with burreed tuber and zedoary

Arthralgia

* used with notopterygium root, ledebouriella root and sappan wood

Galactostasis

* used with vaccaria seed

Sores, carbuncles and other pyogenic skin infections

* used with honeysuckle flower, trichosanthes root and red peony root

Dosage & Administration

3-10g (boiled in water for oral use)

Precaution & Contractindication

Pregnant women and patients with ruptured cutaneous infections

Note: It is important to be evaluated by a health professional before taking this drug.

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