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Botanical name |
Pinus sp |
| Pin yin name | Hu Po | |
| Pin yin description | (the name is derived from a legend that the clear yellow pieces of amber uncovered from the earth are the physical manifestation of the corporeal soul (po) of the tiger (hu) when it dies) | |
| Other common names | Succinum, Succinite | |
| Part used | Fossilized Resin (collected from the earth where ancient forests grew) |
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| Taste | Sweet | |
| Nature | Neutral | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Quiet the spirit, activate the circulation of blood and remove stasis, promote urination | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | Agitation, palpitation, insomnia, excessive dreaming; convulsion and epilepsy (especially in children); blood stasis in the lower abdomen with symptoms of abdominal pain, formation of masses, or amenorrhea; infrequent urination, retention of urine, and heat lin syndromes (e.g., burning urination) | |
| Possible unwanted effects | None | |
| Herb drug interactions | None | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Yin deficiency with heat | |
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