Zao Jiao Ci, 1lb

Gleditsia Spine draws out toxicity, discharges pus, invigorates the blood, reduces swelling

English Name: Gleditsia Spine
Unit Size: 1 pound
Taste: Acrid
Properties: Warm - Bensky
Channels Entered: Liver, Stomach, Lung
Chinese Symptomology: Early stages of swollen sores to encourage suppuration, or to induce those already formed to burst.
Materia Medica: Transform Phlegm & Aid Cough
Contraindications: "should not be taken if abscess or deep sores have already perforated; it is also forbidden for pregnant women." (Commentary on the Divine Husbandman's classic of Materia Medica)