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 Category  Ping Gan Xi Feng Yao
平肝息風藥
 Sub Category  
 Name  Ci Ji Li
刺蒺蔾
Tribulus fruit
 Grown  East, north and west China.
 Source  Dried fruit of Tribulus terrestris L.
 Ingredients  Harman, Harmine
 Pharma Effect  Can lower blood pressure, is diuretic and anti-microbial.
 Properties  Bitter, acrid, neutral
 Channels  Liver
 Function  Calms and spreads lung qi, dispels wind and improves eyesight.
 Clinic Usage  For headache due to ascending liver yang, dizziness, discomfort in chest and rib cage due to clumping liver qi, milk blockage, rubella, itchy skin lesions, red eyes and excessive tearing due to wind-heat.
 Cautions  
 Dosage  6~10g
 Storage  Store in a dry, well-ventilated place.