[PCOM Alumni] Running Piglet Decoct herb: Cortex prunus armeniacae?

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It is li gen pi/plum root bark/pruni salicinae radicis cortex. Li gen

pi is bitter and cold, and downbears ben tun qi/running piglet qi.

 

 

 

On Sep 18, 2008, at 6:08 PM, wrote:

 

> my new world press edition of the jin gui lists cortex prunus

> armeniacae as the final herb for running piglet (bentun) decoction

> (clause 8-3). it doesn't give the pin yin, and i can't find it in

> bensky's materia medica. does anyone know the pinyin, what herb is

> this and what are it's properties?

>

> thanks,

>

> kath

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