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Chinese:
Shan Zha(山楂)
English: Hawthorn Fruit
Latin: Crataegus Pinnatifida
sweet, sour and slightly warm
Channels: Liver, Spleen and Stomach
Dosage: 6 to 15 grams
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Dissolves food and resolves stagnant digestion
caused by accumulations of meat, characterized by abdominal distention and pain,
or diarrhea.
Lowers blood pressure, affects systemic vasodilation, lowers serum cholesterol levels,
and is useful in the prevention and treatment of arteriosclerosis.
Use with caution in cases with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Do not take it with Chinese Ginseng.
Do not take it with sulfa drug, antibiotics, alkaline drugs, aminophyline, tylenol, ibuprofen,
asprine and chlorpheniramine.
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