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驱虫药 · Anti-parasitic

Areca bīng láng · 槟榔

Areca catechu

Nature and flavour. Pungent, bitter, warm; Stomach and Large Intestine systems.

The seed used traditionally as a strong antiparasitic and to move stagnation; also a widely used masticatory in parts of Asia.

性味归经。辛、苦,温;归胃、大肠经。

种子传统作驱虫、消积、下气利水之品;亦为亚洲多地常见嚼食物。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Regular chewing is linked to oral submucous fibrosis and oral cancer — a major public-health warning, not a traditional caution. Occasional medicinal use within formula dosing is different from habitual chewing.

经常嚼食与口腔黏膜下纤维化及口腔癌明确相关——这是重大公共卫生警示,非传统小提醒。按方偶用与长期嚼食不可混为一谈。

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