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Chinese Chestnut

Chinese Chestnut. Properties: Sweet; Slightly Salty; Neutral. Meridians: Spleen; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Ban Li
中文名 (Chinese)
板栗
Latin Name
Semen Castaneae Molissimae
English Name
Chinese Chestnut
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (ζ€§ε‘³)
Sweet; Slightly Salty; Neutral
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Kidney
Part Used
Kernel
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (εŠŸθƒ½)
To boost qi and fortify spleen, supplement kidney and strengthen sinews, quicken blood and disperse swelling, stanch bleeding.
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
Spleen vacuity diarrhea, stomach reflux vomiting, limp aching in legs and knees, sinew and bone wound with swelling pain, scrofula, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, bloody stool.
πŸ”— External References
TCMID
4065