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Cassia twig
桂枝
Chinese cassia (lat. Cinnamomum cassia) is a plant from family Lauraceae. Its twigs are used
in TCM.
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Pungent, hot, poisonous.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Induces sweating and relieves exopathogens, warms the meridians and supports yang qi. Used in treating cold and flu, caused by wind, all pain caused by cold and blood stagnation, phlegm retention, swelling and palpitation.
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